Urocaridella antonbrunii

(Bruce, 1967)

Rock Cleaner Shrimp

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 1.5 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and often floats in the water so as to visit fish to perform the cleaning process.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Palaemonidae

Genus: Urocaridella

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Would not last long in home aquariums with fishes!