Invertebrate Directory

Browse marine invertebrates — from cleanup crew essentials like snails and hermit crabs to display showpieces like giant clams and starfish. Find what's available from Australian reef shops.

39 species across 10 categories

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Shrimp

(7)

Reef-safe cleaners and scavengers

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

Coral Banded Shrimp, Boxing Shrimp

Easy · Reef Safe

Fire Shrimp

Lysmata debelius

Blood Red Shrimp, Scarlet Shrimp

Easy · Reef Safe

Harlequin Shrimp

Hymenocera elegans

Harlequin Shrimp

Difficult · Caution

Peppermint Shrimp

Lysmata vittata

Peppermint Shrimp

Easy · Reef Safe

Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus sp.

Snapping Shrimp

Moderate · Reef Safe

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner

Easy · Reef Safe

Sexy Shrimp

Thor amboinensis

Anemone Shrimp

Moderate · Reef Safe

Snails

(7)

The cleanup crew backbone

Crabs & Hermits

(3)

Opportunistic scavengers

Starfish & Sea Stars

(4)

Iconic reef invertebrates

Sea Urchins

(5)

Powerful algae grazers

Clams

(3)

Living jewels of the reef

Sea Cucumbers

(3)

Sand bed processors

Nudibranchs & Sea Slugs

(3)

Colourful specialist species

Feather Dusters & Worms

(2)

Filter-feeding plumes

Lobsters & Other Crustaceans

(2)

Unique crustacean species