Theme: 16 - 31 August 2006 Shrimp!

[Jamdiver]

Beautiful vladimir. Thanks Billy, I'll trade 1000 shrimp photos for one black sea bass!! Maybe tomorrow, I'll be on the Spectre again (Sunfish isn't running weekday trips yet). Jam my eyes may be too old but I only see one shrimp in the second photo.

Sorry shrimp then .
But what kind is it if I may ask?

 

[Empty V]

Jam,
This is a Camel Shrimp

Ken I would love to see your pics from tomorrow. On saturday we had 120ft+ for vis, hopefully it will be as good.

Billy

 

[vladimir]

Thanks Ken.

 

[parabolic]

Jam - Billy's got it nailed, camel shrimp (also called "hinged-beak" shrimp) Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

 

[alcina]

Camel shrimp

We call them hingebeaks (some call them hingebacks, but that isn't right). "hinge" refers to the rostrum which is moveable (on a "hinge') on these guys.

Great shots - keep 'em coming!

 

[Jamdiver]

Ahh what I saw at night then was a Red night Shrimp..

Perhaps the only decent shot of a shrimp that I have!
Pair of Banded Coral Shrimp

 

[parabolic]

Here's an old one:

 

[Empty V]

Something funny, every aquarium shop I go to calls it a coral banded shrimp, but every diver I know calls it a banded coral shrimp. You say tomato I say get some bread-crumbs!

Great shot Jam.

Ken is that an anemone shrimp?

Billy

 

[parabolic]

Billy not sure what he is. I'll root around in my invertebrate books and try and find him. If I get any recognizable photos from tomorrow I will post them.

 

[parabolic]

Imperial shrimp: