Cuapetes kororensis

(Bruce, 1967)

Mushroom Coral Ghost Shrimp

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Malaysia and Indonesia to the Marshall Islands.

Size: 1.5 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits various coral reef environments, mainly living with Heliofungia (Plate corals) and/or sea anemones.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Palaemonidae

Genus: Cuapetes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.