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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Family Hippolytidae > prawns and shrimps |
| Humpbacked
shrimp awaiting identification* Family Hippolytidae updated Jan 2020 Where seen? This tiny green shrimp is sometimes seen on some of our shores near and on reefs, on seagrasses, coral rubble and soft corals. Features: Less than 1cm long. Body thick with an obvious humped back. A broad long 'nose'. It doesn't have long pincers. Usually green. Several different species of shrimps might have this appearance. |
 Sisters Island, Oct 11 |
 Sisters Island, Jan 01 |
 On a flowery soft coral. Cyrene Reef, Aug 10 |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Humpbacked shrimps on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 With eggs. Chek Jawa, Jul 22 Photo by James Koh on facebook. |
