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vigfus

Member Since 13 Dec 2012
Offline Last Active Dec 14 2012 06:37 PM

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ID of pygmy pipefish?, Arrow crab? and two shrimps

13 December 2012 - 04:23 PM

Hi guys,

Sorry for the double posting.
I spotted this tiny (2-3? cm) pipefish on a day dive in a bit of current in Lembeh, Indonesia.
http://www.flickr.co...157632194977305
A friend thinks it's Pygmy Pipedragon [Kyonemichthys rumengani], but I don't think so. I checked poppe-images.com (despite it being for Philippines) since it had quite a few pipefish, but no luck :/

The second one (fairly big so maybe 5-8? cm incl. the legs (from Malapascua, Philippines)) I'm trying to ID someone called an Arrow crab, but shouldn't he have a longer chainsaw-like snout to be an arrow crab or can they be without them?
http://www.flickr.co...157632183080671

The third one I'm trying to ID is some sort of anemone shrimp (1-2 cm? from Dauin, Philippines)
http://www.flickr.co...157632183080671

The last one is a quite common shrimp (a few cm and also from Lembeh) that usually doesn't bother too much about cover.
http://www.flickr.co...157632194977305

Sizes are pure guesses on my part.
Best Regards,
Vigfus

Seasonal greeting from a snowclad Sweden

13 December 2012 - 04:09 PM

Hi guys,

Been a diver since the mid -90s. Have worked as a DM, but now I'm content with bringing my point and shoot into the water and marvel at all the new creatures I spot on every trip. Try to head out on one dive trip to the SE Asia region each fall to get a healthy dose of muck diving.

Remember to be good and do a good deed or two to avoid getting stuck on Santas backlog :)