Species Details

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Common Name: Peacocktail anemone shrimp,
Scientific Name: Periclimenes brevicarpalis
Local Name: -
Dhivehi Name: -
Animalia  (Kingdom)
Arthropoda  (Plylum)
Malacostraca  (Class)
Decapoda  (Order)
Palaemonidae  (Family)
Periclimenes   (Genus)

Glass anemone shrimp's description

The glass anemone shrimp or peacock-tail anemone shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) is a species of shrimp belonging to the family Palaemonidae. The body of glass anemone shrimp 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 jelly fish.

Glass anemone shrimp's Reproduction

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Glass anemone shrimp habitat