Bubble coral shrimp

Vir philippinensis, sometimes referred to as the bubble coral shrimp, is a species of saltwater shrimp that was first described in 1984.^[1]

Vir philippinensis is found from the Red Sea to the Indo-Pacific,^[2] including Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Australia and Papua New Guinea.^[3] It is found in benthic zones in depths of 7–30 m (23–98 ft).^[3]

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  Bubble coral shrimp at Wakatobi National Park Sulawesi, 2018
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  Shrimp on bubble coral
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  Bubble coral shrimp at Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, 2009
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  Bubble coral shrimp at Wakatobi National Park Sulawesi, 2018
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  Close up of Bubble coral shrimp at Wakatobi National Park Sulawesi, 2017

• Photos of Vir philippinensis on Sealife Collection