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Banded coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 210370, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Banded coral shrimp
- Scientific
- Stenopus hispidus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Shrimps
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 1 to 200 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The banded coral shrimp is a striking shrimp with red and white bands on its body and claws and very long white antennae. It lives in pairs in crevices and under ledges and runs a cleaning station, removing parasites and dead skin from visiting fish. It is common on Maldivian reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=5); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=115, 68 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Stenopus-hispidus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210370
- inaturalist.org /taxa/121669
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Boxer_shrimp_at_Batu_Moncho.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.