| Aspect: | Actually looks like a mini lobster with a shrimp body, with its long pincer-endowed forward arms (legs, in fact). Like the body these arms are white with red transverse bands. All the other legs are white, and so are the claw tips. |
| Population: | Common. |
| Notable feature: | Forward, claw-bearing arms are covered in sharp spines, long white antennae. |
| Environment: | Recesses, barrel and vase sponges, cave ceilings and other sheltered areas |
| Behaviour: | Easily approached, will even creep towards a still hand to feed on its dead skin, hence its other "Banded Cleaner Shrimp" designation. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Banded Coral Shrimp
- French designation: Crevette à Bandes
- Latin designation: Stenopus hispidus
- Creole designation: -
- Latin family: stenopodidae
- Size (cm): 4-5
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