| Photo - click to enlarge | Scientific name |
Common name |
Comments |
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Menippe mercenaria | Stone crab | The most sought-after commercial crab. The crabber can take one claw only and must return the live crab to the water. |
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Panopeus herbstii | Common mud crab | Rarely grows larger than 2 inches across the carapace. Many smaller related species |
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Alpheus heerochaelis | Common snapping shrimp | Also called pistol shrimp. One greatly enlarged claw that create a sound that will stun small fish. Just over 1 1/2 inches in length. |
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Hippolyte pleurocanthis | Broken back shrimp | One of a group of small (under 2 inches in length) shrimp that inhabit grass flats. Highly variable in color. All have a bent abdomen. |
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Lysmata wurdchanni | Peppermint shrimp | Body streaked with prominent red lines. A cleaner shrimp commonly found on sponges and wharf pilings. |
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Palaemonetes pugio | Grass shrimp | One of several species that live in local grass flats. Do well in aquaria. |
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Penaeus duorarum | Pink shrimp | |
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Tozeuma carolinense | Arrow shrimp |
The large rostnun and the
"bump" on its back help identify it but it has some close relatives
that may lead to a mistaken identification. It lives in grass flats. |