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Harlequin shrimp: tiny, tough reef predators

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Hariana Chilstrom, Interpretation Supervisor

This pair of harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera elegans, are feeding on a portion of a sea star in their Ocean Oddities exhibit. As an obligate feeder, this tropical shrimp preys exclusively on sea stars (although some observers note that they may more »

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2011 Hawaii Collecting Trip, Part Three

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Roberta Brooks, Interpretation Supervisor and Diver

Day 4 – Aug 20:  The team returned to Hale’iwa on the north shore for another full day of collecting. The water conditions have been better here than anywhere else on the island so far and we have been finding more »

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