How big does the Japanese Mud Shrimp get?

The Japanese Mud Shrimp grows to about 9.5 cm.

Japanese Mud Shrimp

Upogebia major

Group: Shrimp
Max size: 9.5 cm

This mud shrimp digs Y shaped burrows in tidal flats and reaches about nine and a half centimetres. It stays put in its tunnel and filters food particles from the water it pumps through.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Upogebiidae › Upogebia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 367758.

FAQ

How big does the Japanese Mud Shrimp get?: The Japanese Mud Shrimp grows to about 9.5 cm.