Hawaii shrimps

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Some interesting shrimps not in Hawaii's Sea Creatures

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.

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.

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.

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 of this group.