Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides ankeri
Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Pontonides ankeri
Size: Up to 0.6 in. (1.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Pontonides (Genus)
         └P. ankeri (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Emperor Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Starry Coral Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp



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