coral reefs

The Hobbit shrimp joins the rank of crustaceans with intriguing names like the so-called ‘sexy shrimp’ Thor amboinensis — also found in the same waters — and the ‘Pink Floyd’ pistol shrimp Synalpheus pinkfloydi.

Following last month’s report of the reef’s most severe bleaching ever recorded, Australian scientists have just revealed the full extent of the damage today.