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Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Disc Anemone Shrimp
Pliopontonia furtiva
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Found in
- 60 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- transparentwhiteyellow
Pliopontonia furtiva is a shrimp species from the Palaemonidae family.
Description
It has transparent body banded with white to yellow.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific Ocean from Tanzania and Madagascar, also Red Sea, to New Caledonia and French Polynesia, also Hawaii.
Habitat and Biology
Commensal with corallimorphs. It feeds on brine shrimps and plankton.
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Questions
Is Disc Anemone Shrimp dangerous?
Disc Anemone Shrimp has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Disc Anemone Shrimp?
How deep does Disc Anemone Shrimp live?
Disc Anemone Shrimp can be found at depths of up to 40 meters.
