Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp
Thor dicaprio
Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp
Also known as: Sexy Anemone Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Thor dicaprio
Size: 0.25 to 0.75 in. (0.6 to 1.8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: Previously classified as Thor amboinensis, which is now a species limited to the Indian to Pacific oceans
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Thoridae (Family)
        └Thor (Genus)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp

Hairy Shrimp

Marbled Shrimp

Saw-Blade Shrimp

Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp

Roughback Shrimp

White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp



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