Pair of Emperor Shrimps, Zenopontonia rex, in Spanish Dancer Nudibranch, Hexabranchus sanguineus, Gili Lawa Darat, Komodo Island
The Imperial shrimp, Periclimenes imperator is a small crustacean animal found in the waters around the coral reef of Gili Iawa Darat, and it manages to create an almost perfect camouflage against the pink coral of Heaxabranchus sanguineus or Spanish Dancer.
Size: 5170px × 3382px
Location: Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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