Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Periclimenes yucatanicus
Size: 0.75 to 1 in. (1.8 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family) Commensal Shrimps
          └Periclimenes (Genus)
           └P. yucatanicus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421713🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131042🔗

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