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spotted cleaner shrimp

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Classification

The spotted cleaner shrimp (Periclimenes yucatanicus), is a species of cleaner shrimp common to the Caribbean Sea. These shrimp live among the tentacles of several species of sea anemones. They sway their body and wave their antennae in order to attract fish from which they eat dead tissue, algae and parasites.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 61France · 57United States of America · 28Mexico · 14Cuba · 11United Kingdom · 9