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Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
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Distributed across the Indo-Pacific. In Japan, from Sagami Bay southwards. It reaches 3 cm in length. They clean the surface of fish and it is said that they wave their long white legs to signal fishes. Its bright body color and its cute behaviors make it very popular in aquariums.
Scientific name | Lysmata amboinensis |
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English name | Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp |
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