Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Scientific Name: Pontonides ankeri
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Palaemonidae
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Size: Up to 0.6 in. (1.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Urocaridella sp. 1

Urocaridella sp. 2

Bubble Coral Shrimp

Rounded Sea Star Shrimp

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp

Yellow-Spotted Anemone Shrimp

Magnificent Anemone Shrimp

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp

Graceful Anemone Shrimp

Mushroom Coral Shrimp

Spotted-Arm Cuapetes 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

Laomenes sp. 1

Laomenes sp. 2

Laomenes sp. 3

Tiger Crinoid Shrimp

Donald Duck Shrimp

Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp

Periclimenaeus storchi

Peacock-Tail Anemone Shrimp

Coleman Shrimp

Emperor Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp

Spiny Tiger Shrimp



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