• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: shallow / medium depth

  • Cover Photo: Michael Höhl

  • Scientific Name: Cuapetes tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)

The Red-claw Cuapetes Shrimp (Cuapetes tenuipes) can be found in colonies over sand bottoms and near holes. Their characteristics are almost completely transparent except for a few brown lines and very long arms with red to orange claws.

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