Note:

Vive commensale sui bracci dei crinoidi Antedon mediterranea, assumendone il colore per meglio mimetizzarsi.

Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Protostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Superphylum: Panarthropoda - Cuvier
Phylum: Arthropoda - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
Subphylum: Mandibulata - Snodgrass, 1938
Infraphylum: Crustaceomorpha - (Chernyshev, 1960)
Superclass: Crustacea - Pennant, 1777 - Crustaceans
Epiclass: Eucrustacea
Class: Malacostraca - Latreille, 1802
Subclass: Eumalacostraca - Grobben, 1892
Superorder: Eucarida - Calman, 1904
Order: Decapoda - Latreille, 1802 - Decapods
Suborder: Pleocyemata - Burkenroad, 1963
Infraorder: Caridea - Dana, 1852 - Caridean and Procaridean Shrimps
Superfamily: Alpheoidea
Family: Alpheidae - Snapping Shrimps
Genus: Hippolyte
Specific name: prideauxi
Scientific name: - Hippolyte prideauxiana