Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean 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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family)
          └Periclimenes (Genus)
           └P. yucatanicus (Species)

Crustaceans
Commensal Shrimps

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Red and White Crinoid Shrimp

Iridescent Shrimp

Sun Anemone Shrimp



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