Amphipod

Ampelisca bicarinata

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–203 m

A slender shrimp like amphipod barely a fingernail across, this ampelisca builds a soft tube and lives buried in the sediment of the outer continental shelf. It ranges down to around 200 metres, sifting fine particles from the mud it lives in.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Ampeliscidae › Ampelisca

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 421433.