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Coral Banded Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
These shrimp usually live in pairs, one male and one larger female, and often stay together as a couple in the same little reef home.
The real colors of this species — match them or invent your own.
Letter 8.5×11 · print at 100% · personal use
Size
6 cm
Depth
~200 m
Range
Worldwide, tropical
Habitat
Coral reefs
IUCN
Not Evaluated
How to spot
Look for the candy-cane red-and-white bands, a very spiny body, three long pairs of claws, and two extra-long white feelers waving in the water.
True colors
Bright red and white stripes cover its body and its long, thin claws. The edges of the bands are sometimes tinted purple or blue. Its feelers are white.
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