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Family Pandaloidae

Miropandalus hardingi

Bruce, 1983

Gorgonian Horned Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 0.75 inches (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef environments and found only on wire and black coral colonies on coastal and outer reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Pandaloidae

    Genus: Miropandalus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Miropandalus hardingi (Gorgonian Horned Shrimp)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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