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Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp, striped mantis shrimp or razor mantis, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. [2] At a length up to 40 cm, L. maculata is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. [2]
The giant red shrimp is a deep-water benthopelagic species and has a reported depth distribution of 120–1300 m, generally on muddy bottoms, [2] in the Mediterranean it shows a preference for quite deep waters, mainly 500-800m, but it is more likely than related species to be found in shallower waters. [4]
Gigantocypris dracontovalis is found worldwide, mostly deeper than the other species. [ 6 ] [ 11 ] Gigantocypris agassizii is essentially a widespread Pacific species, and Gigantocypris muelleri a widespread Atlantic and Southern Ocean species, but there are also a few possible records of the former in the Atlantic, and a few records of the ...
Branchinecta gigas is a species of fairy shrimp that lives in western Canada and the United States. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to 86 mm (3.4 in) long. It is the largest species of fairy shrimp, growing up to 86 mm (3.4 in) long.
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Penaeus monodon, commonly known as the giant tiger prawn, [1] [2] Asian tiger shrimp, [3] [4] black tiger shrimp, [5] [6] and other names, is a marine crustacean that is widely reared for food. Tiger prawns displayed in a supermarket
Macrobrachium carcinus is a species of fresh water shrimp known as the big claw river shrimp.It is native to streams, rivers and creeks from Florida to southern Brazil. [1] [3] It is the largest known species of Neotropical freshwater prawn, growing up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and weighing as much as 850 grams (30 oz), [4] although even larger specimens have been reported. [5]
The bigclaw is the largest species of snapping shrimp in its home range, growing to a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in), but most adults are considerably smaller than this. Its colour is a translucent dark green with orange and blue tips to the uropods .