Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Roughback Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa
Roughback Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Trachycaris rugosa
Size: Up to 1.15 in. (3 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Gulf of America
Color can be green, red or brown.
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Hippolytidae (Family) Broken-back Shrimps
          └Trachycaris (Genus)
           └T. rugosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421786🔗
iNaturalist ID: 884473🔗

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