Scarlet-striped Cleaner Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaner Shrimps

Scarlet-Striped Cleaner Shrimps
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.