Kadal Shrimp [Metapenaeus dobsoni]

Kadal Shrimp
Description

This shrimp is a bottom-dweller that tends to forage close to the seafloor, especially in areas with fine sediment. Underwater, divers may notice it as a quick, flicking movement near the substrate—hard to track at first, but rewarding when it pauses to feed.

Where To See Kadal 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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