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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps

Genus: Periclimenes

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143 species (see list below)
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Periclimenes acanthimerus
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Periclimenes aegylios
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Periclimenes aesopius
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Periclimenes affinis
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Periclimenes albatrossae
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Periclimenes albolineatus
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Periclimenes alcocki
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Periclimenes aleator
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Periclimenes alegrias
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Periclimenes alexanderi
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Coudre, Christian

Mediterranean Sea.

Periclimenes amethysteus(Risso, 1827)

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Periclimenes amethysteus
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Periclimenes andresi
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Periclimenes anthophilus
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Periclimenes antipathophilus
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Periclimenes attenuatus
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Periclimenes batei
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Periclimenes bowmani
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Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes brevicarpalis(Schenkel, 1902)

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Periclimenes brevicarpalis
[Glass anemone shrimp]
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Periclimenes brevinaris
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Periclimenes brevirostris
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Periclimenes brocketti
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Periclimenes brucei
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Periclimenes calcaratus
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Periclimenes calmani
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Periclimenes carinidactylus
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Periclimenes ceratopthalmus
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Periclimenes chacei
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Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Periclimenes colemaniBruce, 1975

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Periclimenes colemani
[Coleman's shrimp]
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Periclimenes colesi
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Indo-Pacific.

Periclimenes commensalisBorradaile, 1915

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Periclimenes commensalis
[Commensal crinoid shrimp]
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Periclimenes compressus
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Periclimenes coriolis
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Periclimenes crinoidalis
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Periclimenes cristimanus
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Periclimenes crosnieri
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Periclimenes curvirostris
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Periclimenes delagoae
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Periclimenes dentidactylus
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Periclimenes difficilis
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Periclimenes digitalis
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Periclimenes diversipes
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Periclimenes edwardsii
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Periclimenes eleftherioui
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Periclimenes exederens
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Periclimenes finlayi
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Periclimenes forcipulatus
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Periclimenes foresti
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Periclimenes forgesi
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Periclimenes foveolatus
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Periclimenes franklini
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Periclimenes fujinoi
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Periclimenes gonioporae
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Periclimenes gorgonicola
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Periclimenes grandidens
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Periclimenes grandis
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Periclimenes granulatus
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Periclimenes granulimanus
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Periclimenes granuloides
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Periclimenes harringtoni
[Bermuda shrimp]
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Periclimenes hertwigi
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Periclimenes hongkongensis
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Auscape International

Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes imperatorBruce, 1967

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Periclimenes imperator
[Emperor shrimp]
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Periclimenes incertus
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Periclimenes infraspinis
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Periclimenes ingressicolumbi
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Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes inornatusKemp, 1922

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Periclimenes inornatus
[Anemone shrimp]
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Periclimenes investigatoris
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Periclimenes involens
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Periclimenes iridescens
[Iridescent shrimp]
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Periclimenes ischiospinosus
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Periclimenes josephi
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Periclimenes jugalis
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Periclimenes kempi
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Periclimenes kornii
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Periclimenes laccadivensis
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Indo-West Pacific.

Periclimenes lanipesKemp, 1922

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Periclimenes lanipes
[Basket star shrimp]
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Periclimenes latipollex
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Periclimenes lepidus
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Periclimenes leptodactylus
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Periclimenes leptopus
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Periclimenes longicarpus
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Periclimenes longicaudatus
[Longtail grass shrimp]
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Periclimenes longimanus
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Periclimenes longipes
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Periclimenes loyautensis
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Periclimenes lucasi
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Periclimenes macrophthalmus
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Periclimenes madreporae
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Periclimenes magnus
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Periclimenes mahei
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Periclimenes maldivensis
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Periclimenes mclellandi
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Periclimenes meyeri
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Periclimenes milleri
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Periclimenes murcielagensis
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Periclimenes obscurus
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Periclimenes ordinarius
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Periclimenes ornatellus
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Harasti, David

Indo-West Pacific. Tropi

Periclimenes ornatusBruce, 1969

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Periclimenes ornatus
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Periclimenes paivai
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Periclimenes pandionis
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Periclimenes paralcocki
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Periclimenes paraleator
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Periclimenes paraparvus
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Periclimenes parvispinatus
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Periclimenes parvus
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Periclimenes patae
[Gorgonian shrimp]
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Periclimenes pauper
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Periclimenes pectiniferus
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Periclimenes pectinipes
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Periclimenes perlucidus
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Periclimenes perryae
[Basketstar shrimp]
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Periclimenes perturbans
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Periclimenes pholeter
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Periclimenes pilipes
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Periclimenes platydactylus
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Periclimenes platyrhynchus
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Periclimenes polynesiensis
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Periclimenes poupini
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Periclimenes psamathe
[Seafan shrimp]
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Periclimenes rathbunae
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Periclimenes rectirostris
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Periclimenes richeri
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Periclimenes ruber
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Periclimenes sagittifer
[Partner shrimp]
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Periclimenes sarasvati
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Periclimenes scriptus
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Periclimenes sibogae
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Periclimenes sinensis
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Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific

Periclimenes sororNobili, 1904

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Periclimenes soror
[Seastar shrimp]
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Periclimenes tenellus
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Periclimenes tenuis
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Periclimenes toloensis
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Periclimenes tonga
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Periclimenes uniunguiculatus
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Periclimenes vaubani
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Periclimenes veleronis
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific

Periclimenes venustusBruce, 1990

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Periclimenes venustus
[Beautiful cleaner shrimp]
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Periclimenes vicinus
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Periclimenes watamuae
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Periclimenes yaldwyni
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Periclimenes yucatanicus
[Spotted cleaner shrimp]
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Periclimenes zanzibaricus
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