Harlequin Shrimp
Hymenocera picta
Harlequin Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Hymenocera picta
Synonyms: Hymenocera elegans
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
└Palaemonidae (Family)
└Hymenocera (Genus)
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