Shrimp

Shrimp



Common Names: Brown shrimp, Common shrimp, Bay shrimp, Sand shrimp.

Description: Size and shape - Usually from 30-50 millimeters (1.2-2.0 inches). They're a sandy brown colour which changes with their environment.

Skeleton - Exoskeleton

Symmetry - Bilateral Symmetry

Features - They can live in fresh water and salt water, including lakes and ocean coral reefs. Larger species of shrimp are called Prawns.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Penaeidae

Genus: Penaeus

Species: Aztecus

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms - Humans do commercial shrimp catching and brown shrimp play a big role in that. Brown shrimp are a source of food to bigger marine animals.

Interesting Features - This shrimp eats both plant and animal material. Adults can reach between 7-9 inches. Males are smaller than females.