Lysmata and Sawblade Shrimps; Hippolytidae

Posted by Nick Chapman on Oct 20, 2014 in | 0 comments

Members of the Hippolytidae family are known as “broken-back” or anemone shrimps. However both of ours have relatively normal backs and don’t live on anemones! Lysmatella prima This shy cleaner shrimp is beautifully formed and marked. Found hanging out on and in small sponges. 6 Photos Sawblade Shrimp; Tozeuma armatum Found on the wire corals, but they are always hiding around the other side......