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Leonid Baur

Dive Destinations

Eastern Pacific

Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico

Ocean Ecosystems

Leonid Baur

Dive Destinations

Eastern Pacific

Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico

Ocean Ecosystems

Folder: Dive Destinations

Eastern Pacific

Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico

Ocean Ecosystems

Shrimps

There are different types of Leopard Anemones. In turn, the Leopard Anemone shrimp has adapted its color scheme to the different types of Anemones. Just amazing.

Another master in disguise. The Leopard Anemone shrimp lives on the name-sake Anemone. Maybe 2cm long, it is impossible to locate unless it moves.

Camouflage is everything in the sea. This Algae shrimp resembles floating bits of algae. It is tiny, no more than 6mm in size. It is much smaller than the human thumb behind it. Its tail usually points up and the body is covered with fine filaments.

This Egg Shell Shrimp is about 1,5cm long. It is translucent with two large white areas on its body. Red speckles cover the rest. It is extremely well camouflaged and I only discovered it when I poked around the commensal coral it lives on.

Ocellated Tozeuma shrimp. Look closely at its elongated snout that looks like a saw blade.

Coleman shrimp in a Variable Fire Urchin

A group of Anker’s Whip Coral Shrimp (tiny - 1.5cm) on a white Whip Coral.

Wire coral shrimp

A Squat or Sexy Shrimp (1cm in size)

An undescribed Commensal shrimp with a beautiful white saddle marking on abdominal hump

A Spiny Tiger Shrimp (1cm)

Close-up of a head of an Emperor Shrimp. Tiny is size (1cm) its lives in a commensal relationship with Sea Cucumbers and large Nudibranchs.

This Bubble Coral Shrimp has a translucent outside body with the white inside looking like a brain.

Two Squat Shrimp appear to perform a dance in their host anemone.

A Spiny Tiger Shrimp (2cm) showing its gorgeous coloring. It has unusually long eyestalks.

A Coleman Shrimp (length 2cm) in its Fire Urchin home.

This 5cm long Harlequin Shrimp is showing off its exquisite color pattern.

A Dragon Shrimp (2cm) doing its part to look dragony grumpy/scary.

A Crinoid Commensal Shrimp, (probably an Ambon type) showing off its beautiful black-yellow color combination.

A Graceful Anemone Shrimp

A Dancing shrimp

Two Sea Star shrimp (only 1cm long) on their beautifully colored host Sea Star

Ocellated Tozeuma shrimp

Adult and juvenile Skeleton shrimps. I counted four adults and at least six juveniles.

Sarasvati Anemone shrimp

Bubble Coral shrimp

Bubble Coral shrimp

A Harlequin Shrimp showing off its unusually beautiful color pattern

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