Spotted Cleaner Shrimp [Periclimenes yucatanicus]
Description
Divers often spot this small, translucent shrimp hovering near reef fish, where it acts as a cleaner. Look for its distinctive spotted pattern and quick, darting movements as it picks at parasites on passing hosts.
Where To See Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
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Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Palaemonid Shrimps
Palaemonidae
|
| Genus |
Anemone Shrimps
Periclimenes
|
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