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A Barber Pole Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus), Brown Sponges (Agelus sp.), and the Gorgonian (Icilogorgia schrammi). 
West Bay, Grand Cayman Island.  Depth 85 feet or 30 meters

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Marine Invertebrates of Reefs, Walls, and Caves

Caribbean Underwater Photography Gallery V
 

 
 *  The Barber Pole Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) is a cleaner shrimp, and the pose is not one of aggression, but exhibits its availability as a cleaner.  It was in no way intimidated by our housed camera, perhaps considering the port to be the open mouth of a fish, ready to be cleaned.  The shrimp is perched on a branch of the Deep-water Gorgonian  (Icilogorgia schrammi).  The prominent Brown Sponges are an (Agelus sp.).

West Bay, Grand Cayman Island.  Depth 85 feet or 30 meters

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