Hippolytidae

Indo-Pacific White Band Putzergarnele ( Lysmata amboinensis )

The cleaner and marble shrimp got their name because some species of this group of parasites liberate other species in this group have a marbled from cryptic. Cleaner and marble shrimp living in all tropical, subtropical and temperate oceans, mostly in caves, crevices or under coral overhangs.

The shrimps of the genus Thor, Saron and Lysmata are popular with saltwater aquarists because they are look pretty and easy to hold.

Genera

With selected species

• Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 1870
• Calliasmata Holthuis, 1973
• Caridion Goes, 1863
• Chorismus Bate, 1888
• Eualus Thallwitz, 1892 Eualus gaimardii

• Indo-Pacific White Band cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata amboinensis )
• Cardinal cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata debelius )
• If Mann's cleaner shrimp ( Lysmata wurdemanni )

• Lysmatella prima

• Common Marmorgarnele ( Saron marmoratus )

• Hohlkreuzgarnele ( Thor amboinensis )