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peppermint shrimp

Lysmata wurdemanni

Classification

Peppermint shrimp is a common name used in the marine aquarium trade to describe several species of visually similar shrimp in the genus Lysmata. These shrimp are popular for their scavenging and cleaning behaviour, and some are used in pest control — especially for managing outbreaks of Aiptasia anemones in reef aquaria. However, the name does not refer to a single species and has been widely misapplied within the aquarium hobby and trade.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 28