Golden-Banded Cleaner Shrimp [Stenopus chrysexanthus]
Description
With its bold coloration and banded look, this shrimp is a standout for many divers. It typically perches on rocks or coral rubble and may wave its antennae as fish approach, then quickly retreats and repositions when the area is disturbed.
Where To See Golden-Banded Cleaner Shrimp
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
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| Family |
Hingeback Shrimps (Stenopodid Cleaner/Predatory Shrimps)
Stenopodidae
|
| Genus |
Cleaner Shrimps
Stenopus
|
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