Sponge Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata pederseni
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Lysmata pederseni
Size: Up to 1.75 in. (4.5 cm)
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
└Lysmatidae (Family)
└Lysmata (Genus)
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