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Emperor Shrimp

Q: Where can you find Emperor Shrimp?

Emperor Shrimp can be found in: Bali, Japan, Tanzania, Malaysia East, Saudi Arabia, Somalia North, Myanmar, Thailand West, Vanuatu, Red Sea, Indo-Pacific, China, Egypt East, Vietnam, Mariana Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, USA West, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Egypt, Djibouti, Indonesia, Singapore, Micronesia, Somalia East, India West, Australia East, Tonga and Samoa, Kiribati, Laccadive Islands, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia West, Chagos Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Eritrea, Polynesia, India, Australia, Malaysia West, Japan South, Israel South, Brunei, Israel, Comoros, New Caledonia, Malaysia, Palau, Kenya, Sudan, USA, Madagascar, Yemen, Mozambique, Fiji, Jordan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Hawaii.

Periclimenes imperator

Found in: 62 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: whiteorangepurple
Pattern: Blotches or dots

Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus.A. J. Bruce first described it in 1967 based on eight specimens ranging from 4 millimetres (0.16 in) to 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in), and found Periclimenes rex to be its best resemblance.

Periclimenes imperator lives in water up to 45 metres (148 ft) in depth, and can grow to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in).

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Questions

Is Emperor Shrimp dangerous?

Emperor Shrimp has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.

Where can you find Emperor Shrimp?

BaliJapanTanzaniaMalaysia EastSaudi Arabia +57 more in Seabook

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