Scarlet-striped Cleaner Shrimp
Scarlet-Striped Cleaner Shrimp cleaning a Purplemouth Moray
| Name: | Scarlet-striped Cleaner Shrimp |
| Scientific Name: | Lysmata grabhami |
| Family: | Broken-back Shrimps |
| Taxonomic: | Hippolytidae |
| ID Group: | Lobsters & Shrimps |
| Size: | up to 2 in. |
| Depth Range: | On the reef (10 – 60 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen sometimes |
This Shrimp has a pale cream to yellow body with two broad red stripes and a white stripe down its back. It has long white antennae.
The Scarlet-Striped Cleaner Shrimp is often found in pairs and acts as a cleaner, removing parasites and debris from fish.