
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 SeabookLocations
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
- Vietnam
- Seychelles
- Bali
- +57 locations in Seabook
Colors
white
orange
purple
Habitat and Environment
Coral reef
Social Behaviour
Association
Solitary