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Family Palaemonidae

Anclyomenes holthuisi

Bruce,1969

Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Australia.

Size: 0.75 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reef environments and lives in symbiosis with anemones, mushroom corals, Fungia, Goniopora, Catalaphyllia, and the mangrove jellyfish Cassiopeia.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Anclyomenes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

Will have to leave the anemone when it molts, therefore can easily be eaten by larger fishes.

 Anclyomenes holthuisi (Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp)
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