Bubble Coral Shrimp

Q: Where can you find Bubble Coral Shrimp?

Bubble Coral Shrimp can be found in: Visayas, Malaysia East, Taiwan, Malaysia West, Myanmar, Australia, India, Japan South, India East, Thailand East, Thailand West, Indo-Pacific West, Australia East, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Indo-Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Chagos Islands, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Madagascar, Comoros, Thailand.

Vir philippinensis

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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.