Cerulean Sargassum Shrimp
Hippolyte coerulescens
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 0–198 m
A small shrimp that lives among drifting weed, it shifts its colour to match the algae it clings to. It rafts on floating Sargassum and other flotsam from the surface down to roughly 200 metres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Hippolytidae › Hippolyte
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107508.
FAQ
- How deep does the Cerulean Sargassum Shrimp live?
- The Cerulean Sargassum Shrimp (Hippolyte coerulescens) is typically found at 0–198 m.