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

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.com/photos/svpv9704/8255045786/in/set-72157632194977305

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.com/photos/svpv9704/8249743011/in/set-72157632183080671

The third one I'm trying to ID is some sort of anemone shrimp (1-2 cm? from Dauin, Philippines)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/svpv9704/8250801288/in/set-72157632183080671

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.com/photos/svpv9704/8253968033/in/set-72157632194977305

Sizes are pure guesses on my part.

Best Regards,

Vigfus

Nice shots! I like the arrow crab a lot. I don't have an ID for these, but I do want to offer a tip - its easier for everyone if you include the photos in your post. Just click "Share" from Flickr, click "Grab the HTML/BBCode", click BBCode, copy and paste:

IMG_4129.jpg by svpv9704, on Flickr

IMG_6404.jpg by svpv9704, on Flickr

IMG_3348.jpg by svpv9704, on Flickr

IMG_5834.jpg by svpv9704, on Flickr

2 is a spider squat lobster such as Chirostylus sandyi or Chirostylus stellaris or Chirostylus dolichopus.

3 is a magnificent shrimp, Ancylomenes magnificus.

4 is a mushroom coral shrimp, Cuapetes kororensis.

Thanks for the very informative reply troporobo! I will do so in the future.

Thanks for the help with the ID Nick!

Best Regards,

Vigfus

The pipe thing is not a pipedragon, but a Pygmy pipehorse. My guess would be a short pouch pipehorse.

Cheers Bent

Thanks for the help Bent!

Best Regards,

Vigfus

No problem. I have an example of the pipe horse here: http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/image/138661167 and the Lembeh dragon here for reference: http://www.pbase.com/borneobent/image/147866817

Cheers Bent