Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Harlequin Shrimp
Hymenocera picta
Harlequin Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Hymenocera picta
Synonyms: Hymenocera elegans
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Hymenocera (Genus)
         └H. picta (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Harlequin Shrimp

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Emperor Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Starry Coral Shrimp



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