Shrimp ID request

[DangerDave]

This guy came in with a batch of peppermint shrimp I picked up from reefapalooza NY last weekend. I didn’t notice the he wasn’t a pep til he was in the tank. He’s not cause any damage yet, just curious what he is.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Camel shrimp maybe?

 

[Steve and his Animals]

This guy came in with a batch of peppermint shrimp I picked up from reefapalooza NY last weekend. I didn’t notice the he wasn’t a pep til he was in the tank. He’s not cause any damage yet, just curious what he is.

Did they mention where the peppermints came from? I assume the Gulf?

 

[jkcoral]

If you can get a good view from the side, a camel shrimp will have a “hump” on their back. It does look like a camel to me based on your pics.

I’d remove it if at all possible. They are known to eat corals.

 

[Steve and his Animals]

If you can get a good view from the side, a camel shrimp will have a “hump” on their back. It does look like a camel to me based on your pics.

I’d remove it if at all possible. They are known to eat corals.

Definitely not a camel, pattern is completely wrong and the body is too elongate.

 

[jkcoral]

Definitely not a camel, pattern is completely wrong and the body is too elongate.

Yeah you’re right. I saw the white and assumed, but that pattern is wrong.

After looking closer at the picture, it looks like some white whiskers are visible. Could possibly be a little skunk cleaner shrimp?

 

[Steve and his Animals]

Looks like a species from the genus Plesionika, probably Plesionika grandis.

(Not my pic)

 

[DangerDave]

That one looks kinda like it. It definitely appears to be some type of cleanser.

 

[DangerDave]

Did they mention where the peppermints came from? I assume the Gulf?

No, and I didn’t ask. Short sighted on my part.

 

[DangerDave]

Here is another angle…

 

[DangerDave]

I don’t think it’s

Looks like a species from the genus Plesionika, probably Plesionika grandis.

(Not my pic)

Thanks for the lead. I think it may be Plesionika narval but all the pics I see has dark eyes.

 

[Steve and his Animals]

I don’t think it’s


Thanks for the lead. I think it may be Plesionika narval but all the pics I see has dark eyes.

I don't think it's narval, body patterning looks different from what I've seen, but it's likely one of the two.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

It's definitely a Plesionika sp. (there are several dozen species in the genus), but I'm not sure which. P. narval is the closest I know, but I can't tell if it's the same species or not from the pics. That said, these links have some pics of P. narval that you can compare against:

Plesionika narval narwal shrimp

Plesionika narvalis commonly referred to as narwal shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

www.reeflex.net

Photo Gallery of the underwater world in Vela Luka, Croatia

Amazing photo gallery of the underwater world varies from depths of 5 to 40 metres. Made by divers, staff and famous under water journalists!

www.croatiadivers.com

(The pic for this one is four pics down in the left-most column.)

 

[DangerDave]

the more I look at him and pics online the more I think it is narval, but I’ll never really know. The coris wrasse stalked him for a day or so but gave up interest so far. I hope he thrives and hangs with the reef for a while.

 

[MaximaLover!]

the more I look at him and pics online the more I think it is narval, but I’ll never really know. The coris wrasse stalked him for a day or so but gave up interest so far. I hope he thrives and hangs with the reef for a while.

Any good or bad news ? Was it reef safe? It is a narwhal shrimp!

 

[Steve and his Animals]

I actually have one of these now, funny enough. It is a Plesionika grandis, not a narval, like the original post, but the members of this genus are colloquially called narwhal shrimp I think. It is reef safe, they are just a cleaner species. Much more shy with very gracile limbs compared to the typical Lysmata and Stenopus cleaners.