Explore the Collection: Crustaceans
Banded Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus hispidis)
The Banded Cleaner Shrimp is recognised by the obvious red and white bands on its body and third pair of legs. These shrimp can grow to a length of 90 mm, with the females growing much larger than the males.
Did you know?
Banded Cleaner Shrimp get their name because they clean fishes.
Banded Cleaner Shrimps live under ledges and in the crevices of coral and rocky reefs. Their common name refers to the behaviour of cleaning dead tissue and parasites from the exterior, gills and mouths of fishes.
Banded Cleaner Shrimps are found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region. In Australia, the species occurs from Rottnest Island, Western Australia, across northern Australia and down the eastern coast to southern New South Wales.
Photos of Banded Cleaner Shrimp Found in the Dampier Archipelago
Banded Cleaner Shrimp (Stenopus hispidis). Photograph: Clay Bryce, WA Museum
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