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Parhippolyte uveae, the sugar cane shrimp, [2] is a species of cave shrimp from the family Barbouriidae from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It was described by the English carcinologist Lancelot Alexander Borradaile from specimens collected by Arthur Willey in the south Pacific in 1895–1897 and is the type species of the genus Parhippolyte.
Carapace colouring of L. amboinesis shown from above. Adult shrimp can reach a body length of 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in) with two pairs of long white antennae.The body and legs are pale amber in colour with longitudinal bands on the carapace: one central white band is flanked by wider scarlet red bands.
Crabs and lobsters have strong walking legs, whereas shrimp have thin, fragile legs which they use primarily for perching. [3] Shrimp are widespread and abundant. There are thousands of species adapted to a wide range of habitats. They can be found feeding near the seafloor on most coasts and estuaries, as well as in rivers and lakes.
Australian glass shrimp have transparent bodies with some mottling, similar in shape to other shrimps. As decapods, the shrimp have five pairs of legs, also there are thick tufts of hairlike setae at the end of the fingers. Length commonly 3 cm (1.2 in), maximum 4 cm (1.6 in). [2]
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 ( 1 ⁄ 2 to 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long, and live between 1.0 and 6.5 years.
Yardbird chef and owner Jeff McInnis makes grits with shucked and grated corn to top with sautéed shrimp, country ham, sugar snap peas, and fresh corn kernels. Get the Recipe.
This is an appetizer recipe that pairs naturally sweet shrimp with a juicy, grassy sugar snap pea salsa. Although this has the trappings of a summer dish, sugar snap peas can be found pretty ...
Triops longicaudatus (commonly called American tadpole shrimp or longtail tadpole shrimp) is a freshwater crustacean of the order Notostraca, resembling a miniature horseshoe crab. It is characterized by an elongated, segmented body, a flattened shield-like brownish carapace covering two thirds of the thorax, and two long filaments on the abdomen.