How deep does the Shrimps live?

The Shrimps (Debaspis debilis) is typically found at 0–3716 m.

Shrimps

Debaspis debilis

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–3716 m

This shrimp spends the day deep down, between about 600 and 900 metres, then rises toward the surface at night to feed. A carnivore of the dark midwater, it has been recorded as far down as roughly 3,700 metres, riding the daily vertical migration of the open ocean.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Oplophoridae › Debaspis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1790004.

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How deep does the Shrimps live?: The Shrimps (Debaspis debilis) is typically found at 0–3716 m.