Red rock shimp: cleaners and risk takers

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Red rock shimp: cleaners and risk takers,
by Carolyn Kraft,
02/12/2012,
Wild Things

"In Southern California, the red rock shrimp plays an important cleaning role, removing parasites from moray eels and California spiny lobsters. Parasite removal doesn’t sound like a great gig, but it’s not so bad if you like to eat parasites!"

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