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)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family)
          └Zenopontonia (Genus)
           └Z. rex (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Emperor Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp

Peacock-Tail Anemone Shrimp

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp

Yellow-Spotted Anemone Shrimp

Magnificent Anemone Shrimp

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp

Graceful Anemone Shrimp

Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp

Mushroom Coral Shrimp

Cuapetes sp. 1

Red Claw Cuapetes Shrimp

Horned Sea Pen Shrimp

Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Egg Shell Shrimp

Starry Coral Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp

Ambon Crinoid Shrimp

Leopard Crinoid Shrimp

Laomenes sp. 1

Laomenes sp. 2

Laomenes sp. 3

Tiger Crinoid Shrimp

Donald Duck Shrimp

Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp

Bubble Coral Shrimp

Periclimenaeus storchi

Coleman Shrimp

Spiny Tiger Shrimp

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Urocaridella sp. 1

Urocaridella sp. 2

Rounded Sea Star Shrimp



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