Photo Image Violet Banded Boxer Shrimp Stenopus tenuirostris

VIOLET BANDED BOXER SHRIMP

Stenopus tenuirostris

Combination color of yellow for the base and red and white banded. Start from center to the head had fully violet color. Usually found in pairs, and this species is very shy mostly found under a covered area or cracks. During the spawning season the eggs stalks that attach the blue eggs to the female are visible through the dorsal carapace.
Frequency of sightings:
Rare
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Jahir, Jahir 2, Pantai Parigi, Serena Besar

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Shrimp
-	Allopontonia iaini Shrimp
-	Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
-	Banded Coral shrimp
-	Banded Tozeuma shrimp
-	Black coral shirmp
-	Bubble Coral Shrimp
-	Bumblebee Shrimp
-	Coleman shrimp
-	Dragon Shrimp
-	Durban Hinge-beak shrimp
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