Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp is a photograph by Matthew Oldfield which was uploaded on May 2nd, 2013.
Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp
Yellow banded coral shrimp (Stenopus cyanoscelis). Even though this species of decapod crustacean looks like a shrimp and has 'shrimp' in it name, it... more
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Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp
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Matthew Oldfield
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Yellow banded coral shrimp (Stenopus cyanoscelis). Even though this species of decapod crustacean looks like a shrimp and has 'shrimp' in it name, it is not a true shrimp. Its body is covered in spines, which are used as a defence mechanism and, like other decapods, it uses its tail to escape backwards. This is known as the caridoid escape reaction, or lobstering. They also clean other fish of parasites. Photographed in the Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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May 2nd, 2013
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