Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). This is a species of decapod crustacean often found cleaning fish of parasites. Its body is covered in spines

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Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). This is a species of decapod crustacean often found cleaning fish of parasites. Its body is covered in spines, which are used as a defence mechanism.

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