coral shrimp

invertebrate
Also known as: Stenopus hispidus

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  • Peneus setiferus, an edible shrimp
    In shrimp

    The coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, a tropical species that attains lengths of 3.5 cm (1.4 inches), cleans the scales of coral fish as the fish swims backward through the shrimp’s chelae.

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