• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: shallow / medium depth

  • Cover Photo: Wolfgang Holz

  • Original Name: Allopontonia brockii (de Man, 1888)

Brook’s Urchin Shrimp (Allopontonia brockii) can be found on Fire Urchins. The body coloration varies from light yellow to orange–red with a wide whitish longitudinal stripe sometimes lined with a dark border on its back. Together with its sea urchin habitat its a beautiful subject for underwater macro photography.

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