Pederson Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni)

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Description: It pays to advertise.. The Pederson Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes pedersoni) flicks its long, hair-like antennae to solicit customers. If a fish approaches, the shrimp will climb aboard and clean particles and unwanted organisms from the fish's body. Click here to see it LARGER. This shrimp takes shelter in the arms of a Giant Caribbean Anemone (Condylactis gigantea). Shot on the sandy edges of a coral reef in Curaçao, Netherland Antilles. Date: 26 November 2010, 20:44. Source: Cleaner Shrimp for Hire Uploaded by Jacopo Werther. Author: LASZLO ILYES from Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Camera location12° 15′ 53.81″ N, 69° 07′ 35.99″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 12.264947; -69.126663.