The Emperor Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is a Species of Shrimp with a Wide Distribution Across the Indo-Pacific. (26 Pics)

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The emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific.^[1] It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus.^[2] A. J. Bruce first described it in 1967 based on eight specimens ranging from 4 millimetres (0.16 in) to 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in), and found Periclimenes rex to be its best resemblance.Emperor shrimp live in water up to 45 metres (148 ft) in depth,^[4] and can grow to a length of 1.9 centimetres (0.75 in).

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