Durban Dancing / Hingebeak Shrimp
(Rhynchocinetes durbanensis) is commonly known as the Durban Dancing Shrimp Hingebeak Prawn or Camel/Candy Shrimp and more. It's an attractive species common with photographers across the Indo-Pacific region and often found in groups. Better photographs can be taken during daytime, but this species is more active at night.
Hingebeak Prawn / Durban Dancing Shrimp
Credit: Pablo Mallegol Dahlgren
Hingebeak/Durban Dancing Shrimps
Credit: Isabell van Meir
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Durban Dancing / Hingebeak Shrimp Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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| Class: |
Malacostraca
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| Order: | Decapoda (Crustaceans) |
| Family: | Rhynchocinetidae (Rhynchocinetidae) |
| Genus: | Rhynchocinetes (Rhynchocinetes) |
| Species: | Rhynchocinetes durbanensis |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 4 centimetres |
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