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By Bob Goemans
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Family Palaemonidae

Vir philippinensis

Bruce & Svoboda, 1984

Bubble Coral Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Myanmar to Japan and south to northern Australia.

Size: 0.5 inches (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and is often found living with Pleurogyra sinuosa (Bubble coral).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Vir

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Vir philippinensis (Bubble Coral Shrimp)
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