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Cleaner shrimp species
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In Japan, this species of shrimp been observed from Izu Islands to the Ogasawara Islands and on the Pacific side of Kushimoto in Wakayama prefecture southwards to the Ryukyu Islands. This shrimp reaches 3 cm in length and is beautiful. It is known as cleaner shrimp as it cleans the bodies of fish. It is observed alongside another species of cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella sp.).

Scientific name Urocaridella sp.2
English name Cleaner shrimp species

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