Ambon Crinoid Shrimp

Q: Where can you find Ambon Crinoid Shrimp?

Ambon Crinoid Shrimp can be found in: Japan, Malaysia East, Vanuatu, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Visayas, Micronesia, Australia East, Philippines, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Australia, Japan South, Brunei, New Caledonia, Malaysia, Indo-Pacific Central.

Laomenes amboinensis

Found in: 19 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: whiteblack
Pattern: Vertical markings, Camouflage pattern

Laomenes amboinensis is a species of shrimp found in waters off Indonesia, Queensland, New Caledonia, the Marshall Islands, the Ryukyu Islands and Papua New Guinea. It was first named by Johannes Govertus de Man in 1888, as Anchistia amboinensis.

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Questions

Is Ambon Crinoid Shrimp dangerous?

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

Where can you find Ambon Crinoid Shrimp?

JapanMalaysia EastVanuatuIndo-PacificPapua New Guinea +14 more in Seabook

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