Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp

Q: Where can you find Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp?

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp can be found in: Laccadive Islands, Malaysia West, India West, Oman, Vietnam, Indo-Pacific, Bangladesh, Chagos Islands, Solomon Islands, Pakistan, Malaysia East, Australia North, Komodo Island, Somalia East, Japan South, India East, Thailand East, Thailand West, Oman East, Australia East, Australia, Philippines, Japan, New Caledonia, Thailand, Palau, Micronesia, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Maldives, Vanuatu, Singapore, China, Mozambique, Brunei, Tanzania, Madagascar, Seychelles, Myanmar, Kenya, Somalia, Hong Kong, Comoros, Mascarene Islands, Cambodia.

Ancylomenes holthuisi

Found in: 49 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: transparentwhitebluepurple

Ancylomenes holthuisi is a species of marine shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is a cleaner shrimp and usually lives in association with sea anemones, scleractinian corals or jellyfish.

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Questions

Is Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp dangerous?

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.

Where can you find Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp?

Laccadive IslandsMalaysia WestIndia WestOmanVietnam +44 more in Seabook

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