Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Size: 0.25 inch (1 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and is found living with the fire urchin Asthenosoma varium.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Altopontonia
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Previously identified as Altopontonia iaini, Bruce, 1972.