WHATSTHATFISH
Crustaceans

Venus Shrimp

Ancylomenes venustus

Also known as: Anemone Shrimp, Beautiful Cleaner Shrimp, Beautiful Shrimp, Beautiful Transparent Shrimp, Carid Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Commensal Shrimp, Crinoid Shrimp, Graceful Anemone Shrimp, Urchin Shrimp, Venus Cleaner Shrimp

Adult
@blogie · Coral Gardens, Talicud Island, Island Garden City of Samal, Philippines · November 20111 / 8
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Overview

Found on sandy bottoms, living commensually with sea anemones, actinarians and scleractinian corals.

This may be Periclimenes aesopius, but publications differ on which pictures show which species, so the identification is unconfirmed.
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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found on sandy bottoms, living commensually with sea anemones, actinarians and scleractinian corals.

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Adult photos 8

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyPalaemonidae
    6. genusAncylomenes
    7. speciesAncylomenes venustus (Bruce, 1989)

    SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase

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    More in the family

    Shrimps (Palaemonidae)