Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp
Thor dicaprio
Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp
Also known as: Sexy Anemone Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Thor dicaprio
Size: 0.25 to 0.75 in. (0.6 to 1.8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Note: Previously classified as Thor amboinensis, which is now a species limited to the Indian to Pacific oceans
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Thoridae (Family)
          └Thor (Genus)
           └T. dicaprio (Species)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp

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Sponge Peppermint Shrimp



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