On our dives, we frequently encounter banded coral shrimp (bottom photo). They are cleaner shrimp that wave their antennae to attract fish to clean. They are pretty easy to spot, near ledges or recesses in the reef, because they are 1.5 to 2 inches long.
The other species, the squat anemone shrimp (top photo), requires more work to locate. They live in association with sea anemones, ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 inches in length. I frequently stop to examine anemones, hoping to find these. They are not reported to act as cleaner shrimp.
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