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Updated 5/25/2019

Family Palaemonidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Zenopontonia rex

On sea cucumber Bohadschia argus, Wakatobi, Indonesia, 40 feet

On Spanish dancer Hexabranchus pulchellus, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet

IMPERIAL SHRIMP

Commensal with sea cucumbers and sea slugs.  Rare in Hawaii on Spanish Dancer nudibranchs.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Indo-Pacific, including Hawai'i.  Formerly known as Periclimenes imperator.