Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp (Laomenes amboinensis) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp
Laomenes amboinensis is sometimes also referred to as Periclimenes amboinensis, and more-commonly known as the (Ambon) Crinoid Shrimp and the Commensal Shrimp. Found in the Indo-Pacific region on feather stars / crinoids. Your best chance of seeing one is while muck diving in Ambon, Indonesia. Colouration varies, depending on the species & colour of the host crinoid.
Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Credit: Johan Folmeus
Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Credit: Johan Folmeus
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Ambon Crinoid / Commensal Shrimp Laomenes amboinensis
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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| Class: |
Malacostraca
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| Order: | Decapoda (Crustaceans) |
| Family: | Palaemonidae (Palaemonidae) |
| Genus: | Laomenes (Commensal Shrimp) |
| Species: | Laomenes amboinensis |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 2 centimetres |
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