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Banded cleaner shrimp

Scientific name: Stenopus hispidus

Size: From 1.6 to 3.6 inches

Color: Red brown and white

Distinguishing feature: Body hairy striped white and red brown. Large clamps and large antennas.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt

Banded cleaner shrimp of Mayotte

Banded cleaner shrimp

Scientific name: Stenopus hispidus

Size: From 1.6 to 3.6 inches

Color: Red brown and white

Distinguishing feature: Body hairy striped white and red brown. Large clamps and large antennas.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Thailand, French polynesia, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat, Egypt

In detail

This shrimp species feeds on parasites that live on fish.

When the fish is in the cleaning position (open mouth, immobile), the shrimp swim to him to clean it. For example, they can enter the mouth of a moray eel without danger. Their symbiosis with reef fish is total.

They live in pairs in cavities, the male is smaller than the female.

By remaining motionless with their mouths open, they will come to clean your mouth ;) (truthful).

The different species of Shrimps we have seen

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