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Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Bubble Coral Shrimp
Palaemonella philippinensis
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Found in
- 31 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- transparentbluered
- Pattern
- Horizontal markings
Vir philippinensis is a species of saltwater shrimp of the Palaemonidae family.
Description
Its body is transparent with purple-blue thin line on legs, claw arms and tail margin. Its antennae are dark red.
Distribution
Vir philippinensis is found from the Red Sea to the Indo-Pacific, including Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
It is a symbiotic shrimp living together with Bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) or other coralls of Physogyra genus. Bubble Coral Shrimp often live in pairs in one protected corner of the coral. It hides during the day and moves along the coral mostly at night.
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Questions
Is Bubble Coral Shrimp dangerous?
Bubble Coral Shrimp has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Bubble Coral Shrimp?
How deep does Bubble Coral Shrimp live?
Bubble Coral Shrimp can be found at depths of up to 30 meters.
