Heterocarpus oryx [Heterocarpus oryx]
Description
Divers searching along deeper slopes and near the bottom may come across this shrimp as a delicate, shrimp-shaped figure with a distinctive profile. It’s typically not flashy, but its presence adds to the sense of life in the deep—watch for it to pause, then suddenly dart away when light or bubbles get too close.
Where To See Heterocarpus oryx
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Pandalid Shrimps
Pandalidae
|
| Genus |
Nylon Shrimps
Heterocarpus
|
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