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title: "Squat Anemone Shrimp"
description: "Thor amboinensis — Outros animais. Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anemone shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/squat-anemone-shrimp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Squat Anemone Shrimp

> Thor amboinensis — Outros animais. Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anemone shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Thor amboinensis*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2166
- Wikidata: [Q653431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [128161](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128161)

## Names

- en: Squat Anemone Shrimp
- de: Hohlkreuzgarnele
- es: Camarón jorobado
- fr: Crevette danseuse

## Countries with the most observations

ID (567), PH (472), ES (295), NC (147), AU (69), US (68), MY (54), TW (40), MV (37), FJ (25), JP (23), IN (16)

## Summary

Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anemone shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It lives symbiotically on corals, sea anemones and other marine invertebrates in shallow reef communities.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_amboinensis

## Photo

![Squat Anemone Shrimp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/squat-anemone-shrimp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris Spain · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334928629

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/squat-anemone-shrimp?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).