Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica
Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Dasycaris zanzibarica
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Dasycaris (Genus)

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