Stenopus hispidus, banded cleaner shrimp

Stenopus hispidus Olivier 1811

banded cleaner shrimp,

banded coral shrimp

The banded cleaner shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, is a slender shrimp with distinctive red and white banding along its body and long third legs.
They are often found in pairs of a female and a smaller male at cleaner stations near entrances to caves and crevices.
Distribution =  widespread Indo-west Pacific, northern Australia
Max size = 10cms
Family =  Stenopodidae - cleaner shrimps