Rhynchocinetes serratus,spotted hingebeaked prawn

Rhynchocinetes serratus Milne Edwards 1837
formerly Rhynchocinetes rugulosus

spotted hinge-beaked shrimp

The spotted hinge-beaked (hinge-backed) shrimp, Rhynchocinetes serratus, covered by a complex arrangement of spots and bars.

The couple here are about to mate, they are close to a sea urchin.

Distribution northern NSW to central Victoria, NE Tasmania
Max size 6cm
Family Rhynchocinetidae - hinge-back shrimps