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Phylum Arthropoda - Shrimps

Chinese Spiny Lobster
Chinese Spiny Lobster 
Panulirus  stimpsoni  (Palinuridae)

This species is characterized by the white strips on the pereiopods (legs). It is endemic in Hong Kong waters and appears to be the most abundant spiny lobster in mainland China.

 

   

This lobster was entangled in a ghost gillnet in Sai Kung.

 

 

 

Chinese Spiny Lobster
Chinese Spiny Lobster 
Panulirus  stimpsoni  (Palinuridae)
   
Banded Coral Shrimp
Banded Coral Shrimp 
Stenopus  hispidus  (Stenopodidae)

This well-known cleaner shrimp is generally found in pairs, with the female being larger than the male.

 

 

   

This hingebeak shrimp is a nocturnal animal, often remaining in or close to crevices and caves during the day. Large eyes and the sharp angle along the body characterize the family. The large pincers in this individual distinguish it as a male.

Hingebeak Shrimp

Hingebeak Shrimp 
Rhynchocinetes  sp. (Rhynchocinetidae)

   
Hingebeak Shrimp

Hingebeak Shrimp 
Rhynchocinetes  rugulosa
(Rhynchocinetidae)

This species is distinguished by the dark marking on the dorsal side of its bend body. It occurs in groups in caves or in crevices.

 

 

 

   
Shrimp 1
Shrimp 1
Shrimp 2
Shrimp 2

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