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Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). The krill fishery is the commercial fishery of krill, small shrimp-like marine animals that live in the oceans world-wide.The present estimate for the biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is 379 million tonnes. [1]
The vernal pool fairy shrimp's natural predators include the vernal pool tadpole shrimp, or Lepidurus packardi, [8] salamanders, and beetle larvae. [5] Vernal pools are the ideal habitat for vernal pool fairy shrimp, as they typically cannot sustain larger aquatic predators that may pose a threat to the shrimp due to their drying tendencies. [9]
Common species include Pandalus borealis (the "pink shrimp"), Crangon crangon (the "brown shrimp") and the snapping shrimp of the genus Alpheus. Depending on the species and location, they grow from about 1.2 to 30 cm (0.47 to 11.81 in) long, and live between 1.0 and 6.5 years.
Freshwater shrimp are any shrimp which live in fresh water. This includes: Any Caridea (shrimp) which live in fresh water, especially the family Atyidae; Species in the genus Macrobrachium; Macrobrachium ohione, the Ohio River shrimp; Macrobrachium carcinus, sometimes called the American giant freshwater prawn
Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools [ 3 ] and hypersaline lakes across the world, and they have even been found in deserts , ice-covered mountain lakes, and Antarctic ice. [ 4 ]
Caridina typus, also known as the Australian Amano Shrimp, is a species of amphidromous atyid shrimp. [1] It was first described by H. Milne-Edwards in 1837. [2] It has a broad distribution in tropical freshwater habitats in the Indo-West Pacific region, with its western range extending to eastern Africa and its eastern range extending to Polynesia. [3]
Cumacea is an order of small marine crustaceans of the superorder Peracarida, occasionally called hooded shrimp or comma shrimp. Their unique appearance and uniform body plan makes them easy to distinguish from other crustaceans. They live in soft-bottoms such as mud and sand, mostly in the marine environment.
Lysmata debelius is one of a group of species in the genus Lysmata that has the role of a cleaner shrimp in reef ecosystems, alongside L. amboinensis, L. grabhami and L. splendida. [5] It is a popular aquarium pet. [2] Lysmata debelius is a hermaphrodite and therefore any two individuals may mate.