''Periclimenes brevicarpalis'', the glass anemone shrimp or peacock-tail anemone shrimp, is a species of
shrimp
A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchi ...
belonging to the family
Palaemonidae
Palaemonidae is a family of shrimp in the order Decapoda. Many species are carnivores that eat small invertebrates, and can be found in any aquatic habitat except the deep sea. One significant genus is '' Macrobrachium'', which contains commerci ...
.
Description
''Periclimenes brevicarpalis'' can reach a length of 0.5 to 1.0 inch. The body is almost transparent, with some white spots over carapace and tail and orange spots outlined in black over the caudal fin. Females are larger than males and have more white spots. This species lives symbiotically with sea anemones, corals and jellyfish. Males attain similar average body sizes than females suggesting that the species is gonochoric and monogamous due to the fact that pairs of shrimp inhabit the same host individual in the field.
Distribution
This species can be found in the tropical
Pacific
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and
Indian Ocean
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s, including Australia.
References
Further reading
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External links
WoRMSEncyclopedia of Life
Palaemonidae
Crustaceans described in 1902
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