Indian Nylon Shrimp [Heterocarpus woodmasoni]
Description
Often spotted hovering in deeper, clearer water, this slender shrimp looks like a translucent thread with delicate legs. Divers may notice it slowly drifting or making quick, precise movements as it searches for food in the water column.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Decapods
Decapoda
|
| Family |
Pandalid Shrimps
Pandalidae
|
| Genus |
Nylon Shrimps
Heterocarpus
|
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