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Updated 12/18/2015

Family Hippolytidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Lysmata amboinensis

Makua, Oahu, 60 feet

 

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet

Puako, Hawaii

 

Pu'u Olai, Maui, 50 feet

Pu'u Olai, Maui, 50 feet

 

Firehouse, Oahu, 55 feet

 

SCARLET CLEANER SHRIMP

Uncommon under ledges accompanying moray eels.  Removes parasites from fishes.  Attains 3 inches.  Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii.