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Family Palaemonidae

Pontonides unciger

Calman, 1939

Whip Coral Partner Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 0.5 inch (1.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits deep reef areas and is found living on Black Corals.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Pontonides

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Pontonides unciger (Whip Coral Partner Shrimp)
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