• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: medium depth

  • Cover Photo: Wolfgang Holz

  • Original Name: Pliopontonia furtiva, Bruce, 1973

The Disc Anemone Shrimp (Pliopontonia furtiva) is a beautiful species associated to disc anemones. They show an interesting behavior were they wrap the skin of the disc anemone over their body. This species can be identified by a transparent body with yellow and white markings.

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