African cleaner shrimp [Periclimenes africanus]
Description
Africanus is a small, agile shrimp that divers can find in the company of reef hosts, where it benefits from protection and access to food. Look for it perched in and around crevices or along the edges of its host, often remaining calm until something disturbs the area.
Where To See African cleaner shrimp
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Palaemonid Shrimps
Palaemonidae
|
| Genus |
Anemone Shrimps
Periclimenes
|
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