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Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

Hiding in its hosting anemone.
These shrimps sway their body and wave their antennae in order to attract fish from which they eat dead tissue, algae, and parasites.

Habitat:

Tori's Reef in Bonaire.

Reference Links:

Spotted cleaner shrimp - Wikipedia

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