Harlequin Shrimp
Hymenocera picta
Hymenoceridaemacro5cm / 2inLeast Concern
About Harlequin Shrimp.
Pair-bonded shrimp with white body and bold purple-fringed blue or pink spots — feeds exclusively on sea-star tube feet, flipping the star upside down.
Where it lives.
Coral rubble and muck bottoms near reef
How it behaves.
Pair-bonded, specialist sea-star predator