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P. paludosus in a freshwater aquarium. Feeder shrimp, ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, grass shrimp, river shrimp or feeder prawns are generic names applied to inexpensive small, typically with a length of 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in), semi-transparent crustaceans commonly sold and fed as live prey to larger more aggressive fishes kept in aquariums.
Neotrypaea californiensis (formerly Callianassa californiensis), the Bay ghost shrimp, is a species of ghost shrimp that lives on the Pacific coast of North America. It is a pale animal which grows to a length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in). One claw is bigger than the other, especially in males, and the enlarged claw is thought to have a function in mating.
Lepidophthalmus turneranus (formerly Callianassa turnerana), the Cameroon ghost shrimp, is a species of "ghost shrimp" or "mud lobster" that lives off the coast of West Africa. It occasionally erupts into dense swarms, one of which resulted in the naming of the country Cameroon .
Just as the profitable autumn white shrimping season approaches, Lowcountry mom and pop shrimp businesses like Sea Eagle Market are feeling the squeeze — tying up more of their boats because of ...
Employees of the veteran-owned Gay Fish Company stressed the importance of supporting local industry in Beaufort County, whose waterways account for 25% of all shrimp harvested in South Carolina.
Inshore boat fishing is fishing from a boat in easy sight of land and in water less than about 30 metres deep. The boat can be as small as a dinghy. It can be a row boat, a runabout, an inflatable or a small cabin cruiser. Inshore boats are typically small enough to be carried on a trailer, and are much more affordable than offshore fishing boats.
Ghost shrimp is a name applied to at least three different kinds of crustacean: . Thalassinidea, crustaceans which live in deep burrows in the intertidal zone; Caprellidae, amphipods with slender bodies more commonly known as "skeleton shrimps"
Trypaea australiensis, known as the (marine) yabby or ghost nipper in Australia, or as the one-arm bandit due to their occasional abnormally large arm, [1] and as the Australian ghost shrimp elsewhere, [2] is a common species of mud shrimp in south-eastern Australia, [2] and may be the only extant species in the genus Trypaea.