Yellow-spotted Cleaner Shrimp [Ancylomenes luteomaculatus]
Description
Divers may spot this small shrimp hovering near reef crevices or on the sides of larger animals, where it acts as a cleaner. Look for its bright, spotted appearance as it picks at parasites and dead tissue, often staying close to the same “cleaning station.”
Where To See Yellow-spotted Cleaner Shrimp
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Palaemonid Shrimps
Palaemonidae
|
| Genus |
Ancylomenes
Ancylomenes
|
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