TOZEUMA SHRIMP Tozeuma armatum
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Shrimp associated with black corals and sea whips. An elongated shrimp, which blends in with the coral not only by its shape, but also by adopting the same colour bands as its particular coral colony host. It can be white, yellow, orange, red or combination of these. The rarest colour combination is yellow and blue. It is quite difficult to find, but stays up to a few months on the same coral.Extremely elongated and it’s body is transparent with irregular transverse camouflaging bands. They life in black coral, and very hard to spot
Frequency of sightings:
RARE
Best time of year:
All year round
Remarks:
to 20 m depth, length to 5cm
Divesites seen at:
Angel´s Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dante’s Wall, Goby A´Crab, Hairball 2, Jiko Yansi, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pintu Colada, Pulau Abadi, Serena West, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung Tebal
Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Shrimp
- Allopontonia iaini Shrimp
- Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
- Anemone Shrimp
- Banded Coral shrimp
- Black coral shirmp
- Bubble Coral Shrimp
- Bumblebee Shrimp
- Coleman shrimp
- Crinoid shrimp
- Emperor shrimp
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