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Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Periclimenes pedersoni

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take a t -45 ft in a Caribbean reef.

Habitat:

Usually find in corkscrew anemone but also live in giant anemones and sun anemones.
Lives in groups.

Notes:

Is one of the most active shrimps in the coral reef also know as cleaner shrimp has a symbiotic relation whit the anemone it reside by cleaning it from parasites.This shrimp also has a relation whit different fish specimens by cleaning there mouth and guts from parasites

Reference Links:

Video: Pedersen Cleaner Shrimp Identification | eHow.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
KarenL
Thanks Gerardo! have re pasted the link as it wasn't working properly - http://www.ehow.com/video_4412706_pedersen-cleaner-shrimp-identification.html
Gerardo Aizpuru
I find a grate info about this shrimphttp://www.ehow.com/video_4412706_pedersen-cleaner-shrimp-identification.html
KarenL
Gerardo, please can you provide some more information on this species & consider adding it to the symbiotic relations mission -http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987627

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Symbiotic Relationships
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 4, 2012

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