Emperor Shrimp

Periclimenes imperator

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

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Description

  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 ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Bali +57 more in Seabook

Colors

white

orange

purple

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Association

Solitary