Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes imperator, known as the emperor shrimp, is a species of shrimp with a wide distribution across the Indo-Pacific. It lives commensally on a number of hosts, including the sea slug Hexabranchus. A. J. Bruce first described it in 1967 based on eight specimens ranging from to, and found Periclimenes rex to be its best resemblance.
Periclimenes imperator lives in water up to in depth, and can grow to a length of.
