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Yellowmargin Moray Eel with Banded Coral Shrimp | Gymnothorax flavimarginatus and Stenopus hispidus
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Stenopus hispidus
Stenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. It has a pan-tropical distribution, extending into some temperate areas. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. In Australia, it is found as far south as Sydney and it also occurs around New Zealand. It is a cleaner shrimp, and advertises to passing fish by slowly waving its long, white antennae. S. hispidus uses its three pairs of claws to remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from the fish.
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Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Stenopus translates into narrow, while hispidus means hairy or bristly
Family: Stenopodidea
Fun Fact: They are not actually shrimp, but more closely related to lobsters.
Habitat: They are endemic to reefs of the Indo-Pacific (Red Sea to Hawaii), but is also found on the western Atlantic from Florida to the north coast of South America.
Ecosystem Role: They. "consume the parasites, injured tissue and undesirable food particles it “cleans” from cooperating coral reef fish species" (ADW). They form a mutualistic bond with moray eels, tangs, grunts, and groupers. Though they have been occasionally found in the stomachs of groupers.
