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Cleaner shrimp,Banded coral shrimp

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Inhabits reefs along the Pacific coast of the Boso Peninsula southwards. A medium-size shrimp that reaches around 6 cm in length. They are called cleaner shrimps because they feed on parasites living on moray eels and groupers.

Scientific name Stenopus hispidus
English name Cleaner shrimp,Banded coral shrimp

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