Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia rex
Emperor Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Zenopontonia rex
Synonyms: Periclimenes imperator
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
       └Palaemonidae (Family)
        └Zenopontonia (Genus)

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