Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp (Laomenes amboinensis) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp

Laomenes amboinensis is sometimes also referred to as Periclimenes amboinensis, and more-commonly known as the (Ambon) Crinoid Shrimp and the Commensal Shrimp. Found in the Indo-Pacific region on feather stars / crinoids. Your best chance of seeing one is while muck diving in Ambon, Indonesia. Colouration varies, depending on the species & colour of the host crinoid.

Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp Laomenes amboinensis
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Decapoda (Crustaceans)
Family:Palaemonidae (Palaemonidae)
Genus:Laomenes (Commensal Shrimp)
Species:Laomenes amboinensis
Size
Average Size:2 centimetres

Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp - Where Can You Find Them When Scuba Diving?

Myanmar/Burma


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