Curved-rostrum cleaner shrimp [Periclimenes curvirostris]
Description
Divers may spot this small shrimp hovering close to reef surfaces or near the bases of corals and sponges, where it picks at tiny food items. With its distinctive curved rostrum, it often appears alert and quick to retreat into crevices when approached.
Where To See Curved-rostrum 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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