Tags: Crustacean.
Hymenocera picta commonly known as the harlequin shrimp is a species of saltwater shrimp found at coral reefs in the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. It is usually considered the only species in the genus Hymenocera but some split it into two species: H. picta from the central and east Pacific where the spots are deep pinkish-purple with a yellow edge and H. elegans from the Indian Ocean and west Pacific where the spots are more brownish and have a blue edge.
