Fine Shrimp [Metapenaeus elegans]

Fine Shrimp
Description

Fine Shrimp are small, slender prawns that often patrol sandy or muddy bottoms just above the substrate. Divers may spot them as quick, darting flashes when disturbed, then they disappear into the sediment. With patience, you can sometimes watch them pick at detritus and small food particles along the seafloor.

Where To See Fine Shrimp
Sipadan Drop Off
Sipadan Island , Malaysia
40m
Turtle Cavern
Sipadan Island , Malaysia
21m
White Tip Avenue
Sipadan Island , Malaysia
20m
Coral Garden
Sipadan Island , Malaysia
15m
South Point
Sipadan Island , Malaysia
40m
Blue Heron Bridge
Atlantic Coast , Suriname
6m
Half Moon Preserve
Atlantic Coast , Suriname
8m
Christ of the Abyss
Atlantic Coast , Suriname
9m
Jupiter Inlet
Atlantic Coast , Suriname
30m
The Spiegel Grove Wreck
Atlantic Coast , Suriname
40m
Taxonomy
Phylum Arthropods
Arthropoda
Class Crabs, Lobsters & Shrimp
Malacostraca
Order Decapods
Decapoda
Family Penaeid Shrimps
Penaeidae
Genus Metapenaeus Shrimps
Metapenaeus
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