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Palaemon paludosus lives in fresh water or slightly brackish water, usually in lakes. [3] It is nocturnal, remaining hidden among the vegetation by day, and emerging at night to feed on plankton. [6] It is an important prey item for a number of birds and fishes, [7] such as black bass, [8] and may be considered a keystone species. [9]
Neotrypaea californiensis (formerly Callianassa californiensis), the Bay ghost shrimp, is a species of ghost shrimp that lives on the Pacific coast of North America. It is a pale animal which grows to a length of 11.5 cm (4.5 in). One claw is bigger than the other, especially in males, and the enlarged claw is thought to have a function in mating.
Feeder shrimp, ghost shrimp, glass shrimp, grass shrimp, river shrimp or feeder prawns are generic names applied to inexpensive small, typically with a length of 1 to 3 cm (0.39 to 1.18 in), semi-transparent crustaceans commonly sold and fed as live prey to larger more aggressive fishes kept in aquariums.
Lepidophthalmus turneranus (formerly Callianassa turnerana), the Cameroon ghost shrimp, is a species of "ghost shrimp" or "mud lobster" that lives off the coast of West Africa. It occasionally erupts into dense swarms, one of which resulted in the naming of the country Cameroon .
Ghost shrimp is a name applied to at least three different kinds of crustacean: Thalassinidea , crustaceans which live in deep burrows in the intertidal zone Caprellidae , amphipods with slender bodies more commonly known as "skeleton shrimps"
Ctenocheloides is a genus of ghost shrimp in the family Ctenochelidae. Its first species, C. attenboroughi, was described in 2010 and named in honour of the British natural history broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. [1] It contains the following species: [2] Ctenocheloides almeidai Anker & Pachelle, 2013 Ctenocheloides attenboroughi Anker, 2010
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Guyanacaris caespitosa is a species of ghost shrimp found in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. [1] It was originally described as being in the genus Axiopsis and later in the genus Acanthaxius. [1] It has been found at a depth of 90 metres (300 ft). [1]