Hymenocera

phylum	Arthropoda	Harlequin shrimp is a species of saltwater shrimp found at coral reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is usually considered the only species in the genus Hymenocera, but some split it into two species: H. picta from the central and east Pacific, where the spots are deep pinkish-purple with a yellow edge, and H. elegans from the Indian Ocean and west Pacific, where the spots are more brownish and have a blue edge. They reach about 5 cm (2.0 in) in length, live in pairs, and feed exclusively on starfish including crown-of-thorns starfish. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Dendrobranchiata
subphylum	Crustacea
class	Malacostraca
order	Decapoda
family	Palaemonidae
genus	Hymenocera
species	H. elegans H. picta

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  Epoch Harlequin Shrimp