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Carribean Velvet Shrimp

Carribean Velvet Shrimp - Metapenaeopsis goodei - Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel, Mexico

Carribean Velvet Shrimp - Metapenaeopsis goodei - Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel, Mexico

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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

Shrimps

Carribean Velvet Shrimp

Red Snapping Shrimp

Striped Bumblebee Shrimp

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Antiguan Cave Shrimp

Cryptic Sponge Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp

White-Banded Cleaner Shrimp

Spotted Cleaner Shrimp

Sun Anemone Shrimp

Red and White Crinoid Shrimp

Peacock-Tail Anemone Shrimp

Sea Star Shrimp

Mushroom Coral Shrimp

Periclimenaeus storchi

Wire Coral Shrimp

Translucent Gorgonian Shrimp

Ambon Crinoid Shrimp

Tiger Crinoid Shrimp

Horned Sea Pen Shrimp

Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp

Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp

Bubble Coral Shrimp

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp

Magnificent Anemone Shrimp

Graceful Anemone Shrimp

Holthuis' Anemone Shrimp

Yellow-Spotted Anemone Shrimp

Egg Shell Shrimp

Rounded Sea Star Shrimp

Starry Coral Shrimp

Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp

Red Claw Cuapetes Shrimp

Saw-Blade Shrimp

Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp

Roughback Shrimp

Stimpson's Snapping Shrimp

Deman's Snapping Shrimp

Tiger Snapping Shrimp

Harlequin Shrimp

Spiny Tiger Shrimp

Purple Urchin Shrimp

Donald Duck Shrimp

Japanese Rock Shrimp

Solenocera sp. 1

Reticulated Hinge-Beak Shrimp

Clear Cleaner Shrimp

Urocaridella sp. 1

Urocaridella sp. 2

Two Claw Shrimp

Red Night Shrimp

Slipper Lobsters

Porcelain Crabs

Skeleton Shrimps

Horseshoe Crabs

External Reference: sealifebase.org

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