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P. imperator, lives in the folds of the Spanish dancer nudibranch.

Cleaner shrimps. Also easy to see are the cleaner shrimps, protected from predation by the services they offer. These cleaners pick parasites and bits of dead tissue from fish, and can all be recognized by long, white antennae.

The candy shrimps (Lysmata) axe beautiful red striped or spotted cleaners. The coral shrimps (Stenopus) live in pairs in small caves or holes extending their large white antennae to attract the attention of passing fish.

The common banded coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, has well-developed front claws, and is sometimes called the boxer shrimp. Various species of Periclimenes also serve as cleaners.

Cleaner shrimp often set up a "station," that fish visit repeatedly. It is quite a sight to watch a tiny shrimp crawl into the mouth and gills of a grouper or large angelfish. If approached slowly enough cleaner shrimps will climb onto a diver's outstretched hand, to see if it too needs cleaning, or even into his mouth.