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Durban dancing shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 212926, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Durban dancing shrimp
- Scientific
- Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Shrimps
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic)
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The durban dancing shrimp has a red body with white lines and a hinged, upward-pointing snout. It gathers in groups in crevices and under ledges and is active at night.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=14, 7 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Rhynchocinetes-durbanensis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212926
- inaturalist.org /taxa/179881
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Rhynchocinetes_durbanensis.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.