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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