Dasycaris ceratops

Holthuis, 1952

Soft Coral Partner Shrimp, Horned Sea Pen Shrimp

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Zanzibar to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Size: 0.5 inch (1.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and is found living with soft corals and gorgonians.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Palaemonidae

Genus: Dasycaris

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.