• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: shallow water

  • Cover Photo: Carl-Johan Nilsson

  • Original Name: Tuleariocaris zanzibarica, Bruce, 1967

The Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp (Tuleariocaris zanzibarica) lives on long-spine sea urchins and can usually be found in shallow waters around Romblon Island. They are mostly black with white longitudinal stripes.

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