Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma lanceolatum
Also known as: Broken-back Shrimp, Carid Shrimp, Hump-backed Shrimp, Sawblade Shrimp, Tozeuma Shrimp
- Broken-back Shrimp
- Carid Shrimp
- Hump-backed Shrimp
- Sawblade Shrimp
- Tozeuma Shrimp
Overview
Found singly or in small colonies, blending in with their hosts, on algae, soft corals, seagrass blades, rope sponges, and sea whips, over coral and rocky reefs.
Carid shrimps occur worldwide in almost every habitat, from sea water to fresh water and can be found all over the reef.
How to identify
- Pattern
- ocellated spotspots
- Body shape
- broken back
- Fins & Tail
- dart tail
- Behaviour
- camouflagedloose groupssolitary
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Country only · 2
Found singly or in small colonies, blending in with their hosts, on algae, soft corals, seagrass blades, rope sponges, and sea whips, over coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 2
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyHippolytidae
- genusTozeuma
- speciesTozeuma lanceolatum Stimpson, 1860
SourcesWoRMS
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