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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > prawns and shrimps |
| Glass
shrimp Palaemon sp.* Family Palaemonidae updated Aug 11 Where seen? This transparent shrimp is sometimes seen on some of our shores. In small groups on living corals, near coral rubble or other crevices. Features: About 1-2cm long. The body is transparent, plain or with thin dark bands across the body. Has a sharp pointed 'nose' and the eyes are not very far apart. The long pincers and the walking legs have yellow joints. There is a pair of yellow or orangey dots near the tail. |
 St. John's Island, May 06 |
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Glass shrimps on Singapore shores
 Pasir Ris, Aug 11 |
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 Pasir Ris, Aug 11 |
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 Tanah Merah, Feb 09 |
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more photos of glass shrimps on Singapore shores
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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