Ancylomenes venustus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Ancylomenes |
Species: | A. venustus |
Binomial name | |
Ancylomenes venustus (Bruce, 1989) |
Ancylomenes venustus, also known as the graceful anemone shrimp, is a species of shrimp which belongs to the family of the Palaemonidae. This species is found in the tropical waters from the centre of the Indo-Pacific biogeographical area. Ancylomenes venustus lives in association with scleractinians and actiniarians (sea anemones) and is a cleaner shrimp.