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FLATTENED CORAL
SHRIMP
Haripiliopsis depressa (Stimpson
1860)
Subfamily Pontoniinae
Actually, this shrimp appears in Hawaii's
Sea Creatures on p. 223, but this is a much better photo. It lives
in Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora meandrina). The photo was
taken at Ho`okena, Hawai`i at a depth of about 35 ft.
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Urocaridella
sp.
Subfamily Palaemoninae
According to Dr. Junji Okuno, an expert
on shrimps of this genus, this species has not yet been named or
described. It occurs from Hawai`i to the Western Indian Ocean and
is similar in appearance and habits to the Clear Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella antonbrunii on p 222. of Hawaii's Sea Creatures.
I photographed it during the summer of 2005 at Makua, O`ahu, at
a depth of about 45 ft. The eel is a Yellowmargin Moray, Gymnothorax
flavimarginatus.
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Exocliminella
maldivensis Duris & Bruce, 1995.
Subfamily Palaemoninae
Mike Roberts photographed this beautiful little shrimp off Maui,
at a depth of about 40 ft.. The ID was confirmed by Dr. Junji Okuno
in Japan. Mike's photo is the first I know of from Hawai`i, though
the shrimp appears to occur throughout much of the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Mike says that the bright colors, esp. the blue, help him find these
shrimps, which are very secretive and live in rubble. The first
Hawaiian record of this species was made by researchers from the
Bishop Museum, who collected it on the Atlantis wreck off Waikiki
in 2001.
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Kemponia
elegans?
Subfamily Palaemoninae
Katie Samuelson photographed this shrimp at
Pupukea, O`ahu, (Sharks Cove) at 15 ft. According to Dr. Alexander
Bruce, it is probably Kemponia elegans (formerly Periclimenes
elegans), which has been recorded from Hawaii a number
of times. However, he says it could also be K. grandis (also
recorded from Hawaii). He would have to examine a specimen to be sure.
Mike Roberts photographed what appears to be the same species at Ulua
Beach, Maui, (see below). The white line between the eyes is distinctive
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Kemponia
elegans? -
photos above and below copyright 2007 by Mike Roberts

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