Banded coral shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

''Stenopus hispidus'' is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include banded coral shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.
Banded Coral Shrimp Up to 5 cm. White with red head and two dark red body bands. Red banding on claw arms (I think it is missing one of these arms!). Seen in Cement Wreck, Lankayan Island, Sabah (Borneo). Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Stenopus hispidus

Appearance

''Stenopus hispidus'' reaches a total length of 60 millimetres , and has striking colouration. The ground colour is transparent, but the carapace, abdomen and the large third pereiopod are all banded red and white. The antennae and other pereiopods are white. The abdomen, carapace and third pereiopods are covered in spines.
Banded Coral Shrimp Sep 12, 2017. Angel City, Bonaire. Banded coral shrimp,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Stenopus hispidus,Summer

Distribution

''Stenopus hispidus'' has a pan-tropical distribution, extending into some temperate areas. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. In Australia, it is found as far south as Sydney and it also occurs around New Zealand.
Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) Monument, Lembeh. Night dive. Banded coral shrimp,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring,Stenopus hispidus

Habitat

''Stenopus hispidus'' lives below the intertidal zone, at depth of up to 210 metres , on coral reefs. It is a cleaner shrimp, and advertises to passing fish by slowly waving its long, white antennae. ''S. hispidus'' uses its three pairs of claws to remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from the fish. ''Stenopus hispidus'' is monogamous.

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