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Zenopontonia rex, the emperor shrimp or imperial shrimp, is a species of shrimp in the family Palaemonidae. It is found in shallow water in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It lives in association with a sea cucumber, a nudibranch or other large mollusc, often changing its colour to match that of its host.
Sea cucumbers can be found in great numbers on the deep seafloor, where they often make up the majority of the animal biomass. [17] At depths deeper than 8,900 m (5.5 mi), sea cucumbers comprise 90% of the total mass of the macrofauna. [18] Sea cucumbers form large herds that move across the bathygraphic features of the ocean, hunting food.
Actinopyga caerulea is a large sea cucumber, growing to a length of up to 400 mm (16 in) and a width of up to 140 mm (6 in) across the midsection. [20] The body of this sea cucumber is white, with numerous dark blue tube feet and papillae discontinuously covering its surface. [21]
Carapus mourlani, which have a mutualistic relationship with Bohadschia argus, will aggressively defend their sea cucumber from the parasitic Encheliophis boraborensis, and in some cases may even fight them to the death. [7] The emperor shrimp (Zenopontonia rex) is often associated with Bohadschia argus, and may help keep it clear of ...
Stichopus herrmanni, or Herrmann's sea cucumber, [3] is a species of holothuroidean echinoderm in the family Stichopodidae. It is found in the tropical, western Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths down to 20 m (66 ft). [2] This and several other species are known as curryfish and are harvested commercially; it is called gama in Indonesia. [4]
Sometimes a large shrimp is referred to as a "prawn." Other times, the term "shrimp" describes both prawns and shrimp. Yet in some circles "prawn" also describes both shrimp and prawns.
Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) with a Ceratosoma Tenue nudibranch as its commensal host MartinPan in Manado Lembeh. Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. [1] It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus. [2] A. J.
Thelenota anax is a species of sea cucumber mostly found in the tropical, South Pacific Ocean.It is also commonly known as the amber fish. [3] Some other names for T. anax are black teatfish, blackfish, brownfish, chief sea cucumber, curryfish, elephant trunk cucumber, lollyfish, tripang, and white-teat sea cucumber. [4]