Harlequin Shrimp (species: Hymenocera picta) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Hymenocera picta
Harlequin Shrimp


©Unknown: Hymenocera picta from the Lizard Island area in the 1980s.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Palaemonidae
Genus Hymenocera
Species Hymenocera picta

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (length according to Humann and Deloach, 2010.)

Synonyms

Distribution


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References

References that assist with identification

  • Humann, P. and N. Deloach (2010). Reef Creature Identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, USA.