Fire Shrimp

(Lysmata debelius)

Find Me In
Kaleidoscope Cove
IUCN Conservation Status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Habitat/Range

Indo-Pacific

Size

1-1.5 inches

Diet

Parasites and dead skin from fish; Omnivorous scavengers

Fire shrimp are a type of cleaner shrimp, feeding on parasites and dead tissue from fish, often at established "cleaning stations" on the reef. 

Things To Know


Types
Invertebrates



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