Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Carribean Velvet Shrimp
Carribean Velvet Shrimp
Scientific Name: Metapenaeopsis goodei
Infraorder: Caridea
Category: Shrimps
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 20-90 ft. (6-27 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Shrimps

Carribean Velvet Shrimp

Red Snapping Shrimp

Roughback Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Antiguan Cave Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Sun Anemone Shrimp

Red and White Crinoid Shrimp

Wire Coral Shrimp

Two Claw Shrimp

Red Night Shrimp

True Crabs
Mantis Shrimps
Hermit Crabs
Squat Lobsters
Boxer Shrimps
Ghost Shrimps
Slipper Lobsters
Isopods
Barnacles
Spiny Lobsters
Horseshoe Crabs

External Reference: sealifebase.org itis.gov

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