Shrimp cleaners are the common name for floating decapod crustaceans of the higher crayfish class, which clean other organisms of parasites . This is one of the varieties of symbiosis . In this case, the fish gets rid of parasites, and the shrimp receives food. Sometimes on coral reefs thanks to shrimp-cleaners and other cleaners, there are places - "stations" where animals accumulate, seeking to get rid of parasites.
| Polyphyletic group of animals | |
|---|---|
 Lysmata amboinensis | |
| Title | |
| Shrimp Cleaners | |
| Title Status | |
| not determined | |
| Parent taxon | |
| Squad of Decapods | |
| Representatives | |
see text |
The behavior of cleaner shrimp is similar to the behavior of cleaner fish . Sometimes it seems that they join the gubanovye , releasing fish from parasites.
Belong to one of three families:
- Palaemonidae
- ,
- [1]
- [2] .
Shrimp-cleaners are sometimes kept in saltwater aquariums.
Notes
- ↑ Shakespearean passions of a shrimp cleaner . Date of treatment September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Cleaner Shrimp . Wetwebmedia. Date of treatment September 11, 2016.