Banded Coral Shrimp
Banded Coral Shrimp
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The Banded Coral Shrimp is a common reef creature. We have seen Banded Coral Shrimp near several Caribbean islands, including Bimini and Bonaire.
The Banded Coral Shrimp is a cleaner. That is, the Banded Coral Shrimp spends a lot of its time cleaning fish. This shrimp will find a place to sit on the coral reef and wait for a fish to swim near and stop. Then the shrimp will crawl all over the fish to remove parasites, dead skin and scales, and whatever else is on the fish that shouldn't be there. The shrimps bright colors make it easy to see. Its red and white bands serve as an advertisement of its cleaning services. Fish are attracted to the shrimp for cleaning, and fish will wait patiently while being cleaned by the shrimp.
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