Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp

Hairy Shrimp

Marbled Shrimp

Saw-Blade Shrimp

Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp

Roughback Shrimp

White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp



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