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Family Palaemonidae

Periclimenes yucatanicus

(Ives, 1891)

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean and West Indies.

Size: 0.75 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reefs and turtle grass beds, living a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones such as Bartholomea annulata or Condylactis gigantea.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Periclimenes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Periclimenes yucatanicus (Spotted Cleaner Shrimp)
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