Cleaner Shrimp
The Cleaner Shrimp is a fundamental member of any coral reef. These small decapod crustaceans are widely cited for their cleaning symbiosis among a variety of marine fish. Cleaner Shrimp are known to pick parasites off of fish, feeding themselves while simultaneously removing potentially dangerous parasite from the host fish.
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This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1614187.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.