Location: Romblon Island
Depth: shallow / medium depth
Cover Photo: Wolfgang Holz
Scientific Name: Ancylocaris brevicarpalis, Schenkel, 1902
Type: Romblon Shrimps
Group: Anemone Shrimps
Family: Palaemonidae
The Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp (Ancylocaris brevicarpalis) has an almost translucent body. The shrimp has long transparent pincers with purple bars. Underwater macro photographers differentiate males and females by their size: females are often larger and more brightly marked and they have larger white spots on their backs. Female and male have the typical black-ringed orange eye-spots on their tail.