Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes pedersoni
A see-through reef hygienist waving extra-long antennae.
Cleaner Shrimp advertise their services by rocking and sweeping long white antennae. Visiting fish pause while the shrimp picks parasites and damaged tissue from skin, gills, and even mouths.
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From field guide to game table
Bring this Cleaner Shrimp home
See which ready-to-play decks feature this SeaPal. Try one in the simulator before you buy, or explore each full deck list.
- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Coral Garden Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Cleaner Shrimp.
- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Murky Water Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Cleaner Shrimp.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Caribbean and western Atlantic reefs, usually beside a host sea anemone.
- Favorite foods
- Fish parasites, damaged tissue, mucus, plankton, and tiny food scraps.
- Size check
- Body about 1 in (2.5 cm), with much longer antennae
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
The nearly transparent body carries blue-violet markings.
- 2
Long white antennae act like a cleaning-station sign.
- 3
It slowly acclimates to its host anemone's stinging tentacles.
- 4
Client fish may hold still and open their mouths for service.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Its cleaning dance convinces hungry fish to become peaceful customers.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Search anemones for a glass-clear shrimp waving two long white antennae.
Grown-up research links
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