Tag: Cleaner Shrimp

Super-macro shot of a cleaner shrimp. The transparent animal shows fine details of the mouthparts, antennae and the translucent body with blue and red colour tones.
A giant moray is being cleaned by a small cleaner shrimp working directly at the eel's head. The scene shows a typical cleaning symbiosis on the reef, in which the shrimp removes parasites and dead skin tissue.
A close-up of a pufferfish shows the characteristic large blue eye and typical humped snout. On the fish's head a small transparent shrimp is visible, presumably performing cleaning work — a fascinating example of symbiosis on the reef.
A tiny transparent crab with characteristic black eyes sits on an orange-red coral or sponge. The animal achieves perfect camouflage through its transparent body structure, blending harmoniously into the warm colours of its surroundings.
A transparent cleaner shrimp with violet spots and white stripes sits among the tentacle-like arms of a sea anemone. The shrimp displays typical cleaning station behaviour, removing parasites and dead tissue from visiting fish.
A small banded cleaner shrimp with a semi-transparent body and distinctive red antennae and bluish body areas is visible on a coral. The fine, transparent legs and antennae are clearly recognisable, highlighting the delicate structure of this cleaner shrimp.
A transparent cleaner shrimp with characteristic violet spots sits on a pale tentacle of an anemone. The shrimp displays its typical long antennae and transparent body with striking colour accents.
A transparent cleaner shrimp with characteristic white spots and reddish markings on the tail fan is visible against the closed mouth of a giant moray. The shrimp displays its typical long white antennae and translucent body with striking colour accents.
A giant moray eel with its mouth open is being cleaned by several transparent cleaner shrimps. The shrimps are inside and around the moray's mouth, carrying out their symbiotic cleaning work.
A moray eel with its mouth wide open and teeth visible lurks in a reef crevice. To the left of the frame, a vivid red shrimp is visible — possibly a cleaner shrimp in a symbiotic relationship with the moray.
A small reddish shrimp sits on an orange sponge or coral. The shrimp displays the characteristic long antennae and transparent body parts typical of many cleaner shrimps.