furry coral crab (Cymo melanodactylus) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia The carapace and limbs of Cymo melanodactylus have the appearance of being covered with short fur. It has large pale blue, stalked eyes, a spiny carapace with a shallow groove down the middle and grows to about 1.3 cm (0.5 in) wide

Soft coral spider crab (Achaeus spinosus) Location:Yanbu,Saudi Arabia To 4 cm. Creamy with red eyes and extremely long bristly legs. Biology: typically inhabits fire corals and Dendronephthya soft corals. Nocturnal, often attaches hydroids (Zancleidae) to its legs for defence and camouflage.

Common ghostgoby (Pleurosicya mossambica) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia upto 3 cm Biology: inhabirs clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs, 2 to 28 m. On surface of many organisms including algae, fire corals, black corals, soft corals and hard corals

Bluebelly blenny (Alloblennius pictus) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia up to 4.5 cm Pale with narrow diagonal white streak below eye and row of reddish blotches along back; courting d' with blue throat. Biology: inhabits sheltered coral slopes and patch reefs, 3 to 25 m. Common in certain areas. Lives on dead coral with small holes for shelter. Retears into hole when alarmed. Feeds on fish eggs when given the opportunity. Courting males develop a brilliant throat

Cave cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella sp.) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia To 3 cm. Tranparent with distinctive markings on tail. Biology: coral reefs, below 10 m. Usually in groups in caves. A cleaner that feeds on ectoparasites of fishes, including sleeping ones at night.

Bloodspot dwarfgoby (Trimmd flavicaudatum) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia Biology: on dead coral in coral-rich areas,S to 20 m.

Cave cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella sp.) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia To 3 cm. Tranparent with distinctive markings on tail. Biology: coral reefs, below 10 m. Usually in groups in caves. A cleaner that feeds on ectoparasites of fishes, including sleeping ones at night.

Popcorn shrimp (Periclimenes brevicarpalis) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia To 4 cm. Transparent with large white spots; tail with 5 orange ocelli. (J smaller than 9. Biology: associated primarily with sea anemones, most often Cryptodendrum adhaesivum. In pairs or groups. Feeds on tentacles, mucus .and detritus.

Leopard blenny 14 cm (ExaLlias brevis) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia Pale with close-set dark reddish-brown spots forming distinct clumps; female is less colourful than male. Biology: inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, 0 to 20 m.Common in areas of good coral growth. Lives on Acropora, Pocillopora and Porites corals and on Millepora fire corals and feeds on their polyps. Males are territorial and prepare the nest. Several females lay eggs in this nest, guarded by the male. Solitary or in small groups. Shy

Chestnut blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia up to 13Cm Colour variable, usually dark brown, 9 with pale polygonal SPOtS, d with red lines on head, pale bars on sides and yellowish tail. Biology: inhabits exposed reef flats and reef margins and crests, 0.3 to 7 m. Feeds mainly on benthic algae, often in the territories of herbivorous damselfishes. Exposed for brief periods only. Shy, rapidly retreats to shelter when approached.

SKELETON SHRIMP (Caprellid sp.) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia Caprellids are very small crustaceans, usually seen in great numbers on algae, covering gorgonian sea fans, soft corals and hydroids. When you look at Denise pygmy seahorse, look closer on the sea fan, it is usually covered with these tiny Amphipods. Skeleton shrimp can have various colour, can be orange or purple or spotted, but mainly transparent. The female cares for her young's by carrying them on their shoulders, protecting them from attacks of cannibalistic males.

CANDY CRAB (Hoplophrys oatesii) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia This is a small species of spider crab, which hides among polyps of soft corals, Dendronepthya sp. Their body colour ranges from white, pink, yellow to red depending on the colour or its host. It camouflages itself by attaching soft coral polyps onto its carapace. Their first pair of legs has small claws, they have a body with large spines, and they are translucent with red and white patterns, mimicking a soft coral host. Their body size is about 1,5 cm.

SARON SHRIMPS (Saron spp.) Location:Raja Ampat,IndonesiaHave body size up to 4 cm, whit dark red base color and sometime have variant spots. There is lot of short hair around the body. This species is mostly can be found at night.

Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia The Tail Spot Blenny's defining feature is the dark spot at the base of its tail. A black and yellow band runs below each eye, aiding them in blending into their surroundings. They are a smaller blenny with very large eyes, and small mouth giving these fish a very comical look.

YELLOWTAIL BLENNY (Ecsenius namiyei) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia Blotchy brown to charcoal body with either a plae grey or yellow tail. Solitary and shy. Inhabit sponges and corals, commonly on isolated outcrops in lagoons or reefs.

ORANGUTAN CRAB (Oncinopus sp.1) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia This small spider crab species is often found on hard corals i.e. Euphyllia sp. (bubble coral), soft corals, and red algae. Their entire body is covered with long red, orange or purple hair for camouflage.

Broken-Back shrimp Location:Lembeh,Indonesia

HOLTHUISI COMMENSAL SHRIMP (Periclemenes holthuisi) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Transparent body with deep blue spots, eyes bright red, legs are transparent , chelipeds banded blue purple. Can be found in invertebrate host like bubble coral, mushroom coral sea anemones .

PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Location:Raja Ampat,Indonesia The body size of this species is up to 18 cm. They are usually found in un-shaped burrows constructed of small pieces of rubble or in coral. The adult males often have a bright green color. The females are more commonly olive, and the juveniles tend to be yellow. The female mantis shrimp lays eggs which are red or pink in color, and keeps them on the outside of her body, aerating them. This egg clutch can be very small - from 8-14mm and there can be up to 50,000 eggs in one clutch, all attached to each other. She holds the eggs for about 11 weeks and turns (aerates) them to guarantee a good oxygen supply as well as picking out dead or bad eggs.

HARLEQUIN CRAB (Lissocarcinus laevis) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia This small species of swimmer crab lives commensally on tube anemones. Its colour pattern varies from white to brown and red. Its spine is weak and it lives symbiotically in tube anemones.

BLACK CORAL SHIRMP (Pontonides unciger) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Black coral or sea whips, Cirripathes sp., mimics the coral by shape and colour. Lives in pairs, male is smaller than female.

EMPEROR SHRIMP (Periclimenes imperator) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Found on a range of invertebrate hosts such as on large nudibranch species (Spanish dancer, T-bar nudibranch) and sea cucumbers or flamboyant cuttlefish. Colour pattern of this species varies to match the colour of its host. Usually found in pairs. These shrimps feed of faeces and mucus of its host

CRINOID SQUAT LOBSTER (Allogalathea elegans) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia This species lives inside the arms of crinoids (feather stars) for protection. It adopts the colour pattern of its host by repositioning chromatophores (pigment cells) in its carapace. It feeds on plankton collected from the arms of its host.

TOZEUMA SP. Location:Lembeh,Indonesia There are several undescribed species of Tozeuma shrimp species, which live on various hosts, including coral and sea grasses. Their colour can be very variable, but usually without any stripy pattern, except of one or a few darker spots on their body.

BOX CRAB (Calappa sp.) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia There are several species of Calappa in Lembeh strait. They all burrow in soft sandy and muddy bottoms. Their shiny carapace can be from cream to brown, and they are sometimes covered in dark spots. Box crabs feed on mollusks, opening the shell with their powerful claw. They are only found occasionally.

PORCELAIN CRAB (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia This species lives symbiotically among the stinging tentacles or under the basal disk of carpet anemones. It filter feeds on plankton, using a special sieve-like appendage. They are often found in pairs. Their central body has a round shape, with a smooth surface. They have large claws. They are reamy white with numerous small red spots. They live mostly in anemones, and the females are larger than the males.

HARLEQUIN SHRIMP (Hymenocera elegans) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Have a bizarre shape and vivid coloration make this shrimp can be recognizable. The body is cream or white with large brownish-purple blotches with bright blue m argins. The legs are banded, have small antenna and rigid fingers of claws.

HAIRY SQUAT LOBSTER (Lauriea siagiani) Location:Lembeh,Indoneia This small species of lobster is found exclusively on barrel sponges. It is bright pink with purple stripes on its legs and along its body. The whole body is decorated with white bristles, which make up the skeleton of the sponge. Usually a pair or a small group of squat lobsters share one sponge.

Hairy Shrimp (phycocaris simulans) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia is also called Algae Shrimp ,Basicly it looks like a tiny piece of Algae – a very tiny piece. They grow up to 5 mm in size (often smaller) and sit in between Algae or on rocks and rubble

COLEMAN SHRIMP (Periclimenes colemani) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Found only on poisonous fire urchin Asthenosoma varium. Usually in pairs. This species have white to yellowish colored body and it's covered with large purple spots. The legs and chelipeds are banded.When found inpairs the female is usually larger up to 2 cm in length.Can be found on the venomous sea urchin Asthenosoma varium or we use to call it fire urchin. This shrimp is very rare because not all fire urchin have this shrimp and mostly this urchin can be found at deep are about 25m-30 m of depth.

TIGER SHRIMP (Phyllgnathia ceratophthalmus) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Have body size up to 2cm,found at depth 2-20 m.The colour pattern is distinct. There are really quick to hide, and very rarely seen but can be found at rubble or sponge.

SEXY SHRIMP (Thor amboinensis) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Found in pair or small groups around tube anemones, carpet anemones and corals. It is not a cleaner shrimp, but when approaches it sways its tail

GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP (Lysiosquillina lisa) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia This mantis shrimp is rarely found out of its burrow. It is cryptic in color. They generally have a brown body color, while the claw (second thoracic appendage) is orange in color. They typically burrow on sandy bottoms.

BANDED CORAL SHRIMP (Stenopus hispidus) Location:Lembeh,Indonesia Live in pairs in cracks, crevices and sponges.Attract fish to their cleaning station by waving their long antennae.Body and legs white and bended reddish-brown,bands occasionally bordered in purple. Have white antennae.Body and legs white and bended reddish-brown,bands occasionally bordered in purple.

SEA PEN CRAB (Porcellanella triloba) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia This is a small species of porcelain crab. It lives hiding in the stem of a sea pen (soft coral mostly emerging at night). It feeds by filtering plankton using sieve-like structures on its modified claws. They are usually found in pairs.

CRINOID SHRIMP (Periclimenes amboinensis) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia Hides in the arms and in underneath of crinoids (feather stars), where it seeks protection. It adopts the colour pattern of its host by repositioning pigment cells in its carapace. Similar species with the same habitat include: Periclimenes cornutus., P. commensalis, P. ceratophthalmus.

Love harp (Harpa amouretta) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia To 7.5 cm. Shell pale with intricate wavy lines; animal white with yellow dots. Siphon long. Biology: in sand of lagoon and seaward reefs, 3 to 200 m. Nocturnal predator of small crabs which are immobilized with a mucus sack then killed. Buried by day. May cast off foot when captured.

Mud reef goby upto 13 cm (Exyrias be!lisimus) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia Fins large and fan-like, 1 st D fin spines filamenrous; brown with small pale spots and larger dark blotches. Biology: inhabits protected silry lagoons and bays, 0.5 ro 20 m. Feeds on small invertebrates sifted from mud. Remains motionless for short periods

HINGE-BEAK SHRIMP (Rhynchocinetes sp.) Location:Jeddah,Saudi Arabia Usually found during afternoons and nights in cracks and crevices, under moorings, sponges or on sandy bottom. Many different species, all with prolonged rostrum, transparent body with patterns of red, intersected with white lines and dots. Usually in small groups.