Diving with Hinge-beak Shrimp
Lanta Marine Life | Rhynchocinetidae
Hinge-beak Shrimp can be found hiding in the corals at all of the dive sites on our Koh Lanta diving trips.
Hinge-beak Shrimps, also known as Dancing Shrimps due to the way they move, are a family of small red, orange and white coloured shrimp with large greenish-bluish eyes. These shrimp are defined by their beak which is hinged and can open upward.
Movable Beak Shrimp are reclusive, difficult to spot shrimp and are mostly nocturnal.
1 species found on this page:
Durban Dancing Shrimp
(Rhynchocinetes durbanensis)
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis @ Koh Haa
The Durban Dancing Shrimp has a reddish body with many white lines and spots. The abdomen (tail) has a single white line along the upper center and there is a white band separating the main body from the tail.
Durban Dancing Shrimp live in groups, with older males developing long claw arms and growing substantially larger than females.
Diving with Hinge-beak Shrimp around Koh Lanta
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Find Out More
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