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Clear Cleaner Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts January 28, 2021 0 215he Clear Cleaner Shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) is also known as the Anton Bruni Cleaner Shrimp, the Red and White Cleaner...
Feather Star Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 9, 2020 0 149he Feather Star Crab (Tiaramedon spinosum) is not commonly seen in Tanzanian waters and this is likely a function of...
Milky Ovulid -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 6, 2020 0 36he Milky Ovulid (Procalpurnus lacteus) is also known as the Netted Milky Ovulid. Although they resemble cowries, they are not...
Rosy Spindle Cowrie -Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 28, 2020 0 57he Rosy Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva rosea) is also known by other local names as the Many Host Phenacovolva, the Double-snouted...
Spider Decorator Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2020 0 136he Spider Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) is also known as the Blunt Decorator Crab, the Velcro Crab and the Tarantula...
Pygmy Squid- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Crustaceans & Shellfish November 12, 2020 0 150ygmy squid are technically not squid although they closely resemble them. Instead they fall in the genus Idiosepius. Very little...
Crinoid Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 11, 2020 0 247inoid Shrimp are also known as Feather Star Shrimp. They live exclusively on Crinoids or Feather Stars. Crinoids or Feather...
Spotted Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 9, 2020 0 312he Spotted Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus) is also known as the Seven-eleven crab, the Dark-finger coral crab, and the Large...
Ridged Swimming Crab – Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 7, 2020 0 115he Ridged swimming crab (Charybdis natator) is also known as the wrinkled swimming crab or rock crab. Because of the...
Convex Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 4, 2020 0 214he Convex reef crab (Carpilius convexus) is also known as the Round-back Coral Crab. They are fairly common at night...
Emperor Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 25, 2020 0 301he Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is one of the more vividly colored shrimp around. They form what are termed commensal...
Hairy Coral Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 12, 2020 0 327he Hairy Coral Crab (Cymo andreossyi) is also known as the Furry Coral Crab . Being small and well camouflaged...
Harlequin Swimming Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 6, 2020 0 334he Harlequin Swimming Crab, Lissocarcinus laevis is not easy to see because of its size and one has to look...
Olive Purse Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 7, 2020 0 130he Olive Purse Crab, Leucosia pubescens does not seem to be common in Tanzanian waters and indeed does not seem...
Sundial Shell-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts February 5, 2020 0 1677he Sundial shell (Architectonica perspectiva) is also known as the Perspective Sundial shell and the Clear Sundial shell. They are...
The Squat Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts December 1, 2019 0 465he Squat Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) is also known as the Sexy Shrimp. They are small colorful shrimp that form a...
Unicorn Shrimp- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 10, 2019 0 594he Unicorn Shrimp (Genus Plesionika) are also known as the Narwhal Shrimp. They obtain their name from the proportionally very...
Anker’s Whip Coral Shrimp-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 18, 2019 0 401he Ankers Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides ankeri) is also known as the Barred Wire Coral Shrimp and sometimes simply as...
Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts October 11, 2019 0 50he Yellow Porcelain Anemone Crab, Neopetrolisthes alobatus is not common in Tanzanian waters. In several years of searching we have...
Flathead Slipper Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 5, 2019 0 239he Flathead Slipper Lobster (Thenus Orientalis) is a very unusual looking clawless lobster even by slipper lobster standards. In Australia...
Reticulated Hinge Beak Shrimp- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts August 1, 2019 0 91he Reticulated Hinge-beak Shrimp (Cinetorhynchus reticulatus) is also known as the Green-eye Dancing Shrimp. They are fairly rare in Tanzanian...
Partridge Tun Shell-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts June 20, 2019 0 594he Partridge Tun shell (Tonna perdix) is a large fairly reclusive mollusk rarely encountered on shallow night dives in Tanzanian waters....
Coral Scallop-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts June 5, 2019 0 312he Coral Scallop (Pedum spondyloideum) is also known as the Iridescent Clam and the Blue Lipped coral Oyster. They are...
Senatorial Scallop-Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts May 28, 2019 0 105he Senatorial Scallop (Mimachlamys sanguinea) seems to have been named scientifically several times in the past and was previously known...
Halloween Hermit Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts April 10, 2019 0 729he Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus) is also known as the Cone Shell Hermit Crab, the Striped Hermit Crab and...
Spiny Spooner Reef Crab- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 24, 2018 0 958he Spiny Spooner Reef Crab (Etisus dentatus) is also known as the Red Reef Crab. They obtain their name from...
Blunt Slipper Lobster- Facts and Photographs Alan Sutton Facts November 15, 2018 0 1329he Blunt Slipper Lobster (Scyllarides squammosus) is an unusual looking clawless lobster. They are usually only active at night and...
