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Dancing Shrimp,
Family Rhynchocinetidae
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Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Raja
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Family Rhynchocinetidae: Dancing Shrimp. Small, reclusive,
often seen in large associations, or at least their large reflective
eyes, at night on reefs in the wild. Salient distinguishing feature of
the family is a foldable rostrum. Do tango-like dance when moving.
Trouble with many stinging-celled animals. Eat zoanthids, mushrooms,
soft and some hard corals. Do get along with Anemones and Bubble
Corals.
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon 1936, the
Durban Dancing Shrimp. Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to the
Philippines. Need reef tank conditions, but not with much light,
lots of hiding spaces. In the wild live in large associations
(dozens to hundreds of individuals) within rocky caves, areas
Aquarium and N. Sulawesi pix. |
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Bigger PIX:
The images in this table are linked
to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images
to go to the larger size. |
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Rhynchocinetes rigens, the Red Night Shrimp.
1 1/4- 2" length. Nocturnal... here tooling around at night in
front of Plaza Las Glorias, Cozumel, another burrowing in the sand
in Bonaire at night. |
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Undescribed, unknown Rhynchocinetes
species... there are several. Here are two, one in Fiji, the other
in the Red Sea, both at night. |
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Genus Cinetorhynchus:
Cinetorhynchus hendersoni, Henderson's
Hinge-Beak Shrimp. To 2.5 cm. Pacific; Japan to Columbia. PhilS pic
in PNG. |
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Cinetorhynchus hiatti (Holthus & Hayashi
1967), Hiatt's Hinge-Beak Shrimp. Found in shallow, rocky areas
of the Indo-Pacific. Kailua, Hawai'i night pic. |
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Cinetorhynchus manningi Red Night Shrimp. Red to
orange bodied, large red
spot dorsally; light-colored bands on abdomen to 2". Big eyes on short
stalks; nocturnal. Roatan 2017 |
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