Beautiful Cleaner Shrimp [Ancylomenes speciosus]
Description
As its name suggests, this shrimp is often striking for its coloration and tidy, purposeful movements. Divers may see it stationed near coral heads or rocky overhangs, where it cleans visiting fish and retreats back into cover when the action slows.
Where To See Beautiful 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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