Saltwater
Pederson cleaner shrimp
Ancylomenes pedersoni
Palaemonidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 2.5 cm
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, and 17 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Ancylomenes pedersoni, sometimes known as Pederson's shrimp and Pederson's cleaner shrimp, is a species of cleaner shrimp. It is part of the genus Ancylomenes and was described in 1958 by Fenner A. Chace Jr. as Periclimenes pedersoni. Ancylomenes pedersoni is found in the Caribbean Sea, often associated with a sea anemone, at depths of 1 to 15 metres (3 to 49 ft). They are often found on the reefs off Bermuda.
Other names
In other languages
- Periclimenes anthophilus
