A very nice close-up shot of a Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) taken by your Guides Debbie and Stan during a visit to the Maui Ocean Center in Hawaii.
The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp, true to its name, will clean parasites and debris from marine fish. It will even clean parasites from the mouth and gills of compliant fish. Contrary to popular belief, its red and white stripes do not totally protect it from predation by larger fish and eels.
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