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Crustaceans

Anton Bruuni Cleaner Shrimp

Urocaridella antonbruunii

Also known as: Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp, Bruun's Cleaning Partner Shrimp, Carid Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Cleaning Partner Shrimp, Cleaning Rock Pool Shrimp, Clear Cleaner Shrimp, Floating Shrimp, Jelly Cleaner Shrimp, Red Arrow Cleaning Shrimp, Red-and-White Cleaner Shrimp, Rock Cleaner Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Adult
@fishx6 · Gangehi, Maldives · March 20081 / 8
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Overview

Found in colonies at cleaning stations, over sheltered patch reefs, or on the fish cleaning, sometimes several at a time! Transparent with a dense red and white pattern.

Often if a divers hand is near to a cleaner shrimps, they will hop on board and perform a manicure!

Carid shrimps occur worldwide in almost every habitat, from sea water to fresh water and can be found all over the reef.
They are generally respected by other creatures, often sharing burrows and holes and working as housekeepers.
They will wave their antennae around to attract customers, they then proceed to clean outside and inside the creatures mouths, gills etc,.

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How to identify

Pattern
spots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Pacific
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Found in colonies at cleaning stations, over sheltered patch reefs, or on the fish cleaning, sometimes several at a time!

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyPalaemonidae
    6. genusUrocaridella
    7. speciesUrocaridella antonbruunii (Bruce, 1967)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Shrimps (Palaemonidae)