Pandalus montagui

Frank Bang Pandalus montagui, flowershrimp..norwegian water..60mm macro..f:11 1/160 sec. 2 strobes..

George Brown What a timely contribution from Georgia! Welcome to NE Atlantic Nudibranchs. I found Goniodoris castanea for the first time two days ago. The photo shows one of a pile of eight having a "love in". Noticed the eggs first then the nudibranchs on the underside of a boulder. Maxwell Bank, 8 kilometres east of the Isle of Muck, Scotland. Depth 35 metres.

Jimmy Whyte Is that a shrimp to the left of the picture?

George Brown It's Pandalus montagui. Thousands of them.

Andrew Cleave Montagu's Sea Snail. A specimen about 30mm long from Tean Sound, Isles of Scilly.

Martin Goodey What had they been drinking when they gave this a common name ? :-)

Andrew Cleave Indeed - looks more like a slug than a snail when it wraps its tail around itself. Presumably the same Montagu of Blenny and Harrier fame.

Andy Horton Just the one I saw was curled up like that. Pity about its common name.

Douglas Herdson George Montagu, lived in Kingsbridge, South Devon, from 1798 to 1815. He was cashiered out of the Army after leaving his family to move there with his 'companion in science' Eliza Dorville. They discovered many marine species but took an especial interest in birds. First recognition of Cirl Bunting in Britain. His discoveries were pretty good considering the instruments and literature of the time. He corresponded with Yarrell amongst others. He died of tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail during renovations to Knowle House. I stood outside it last week.

Andrew Cleave Thanks Doug - most interesting. I had wondered if there was any connection with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. Does he have any other species bearing his name?

Andy Horton Montagu's Harrier is well known. I bet there are others though. I have got an idea there is a mollusc as well which why the second part of the common name for this fish I don't like.

Andrew Cleave Apart from the Harrier, the Blenny and the Sea Snail I have not come across any others - at least not with English names.

Andrew Cleave Have just found a few more attributed to him: Pandalus montagui, Raja montagui, Gymnangium montagui, Chthamalus montagui, Jujubinus montagui, Lunatia montagui, Astarte montagui, Alvania montagui ..........

Rudolf Svensen Anemone Shrimp (Spirontocaris liljeborgi). Image captured during Wednesdays night dive on the South-West coast of Norway on 33 meters depth. The shrimps hide under large anemones, but during night, they can be found around the anemone, searchin for food. Do you have these in UK?

Rudolf Svensen Dawn Watson I have only spotted them around large Bolocera tuediae .

Jim Greenfield No - not known at St. Abbs. I sometimes see Pandalus montagui around large Bolocera

Jim Anderson Pandalus montagui - Loch Fyne, Scotland Sony NEX-5 in Nauticam with Subsee +10 and 2 x Inon D-2000 flashes ISO 200 1/125 at f20

Rico Besserdich Great details, Jim !!!!

Evie Go WoW! Love this! ^_^

Kay Burn Lim May I ask what lens you used Jim?

Alex Tattersall 18-55

Jim Anderson Tick - Alex

Kay Burn Lim Just curious about the 30mm Macro lens... I believe a diopter would reduce the working distance to almost touching the subject?

Jim Anderson I think you are correct - I don't see much use for that lens u/w although I've bought one. But so far no port to try it out.

Kay Burn Lim 1:1 macro is pretty good though straight from the 30mm Macro lens. I am impressed by the magnification you can get from a subsee and the NEX kit lens though. I test shot a EPL3 and kit lens for Olympus in Anilao, Lembeh and Manado and it was horrible... I needed to stack so many diopters to just get close enough that the diopter cost was more than the camera itself!