How deep does the Izumi Shrimp live?

The Izumi Shrimp (Plesionika izumiae) is typically found at 22–300 m.

Izumi Shrimp

Plesionika izumiae

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 22–300 m

A deepwater shrimp of soft mud and coarse sandy bottoms, found anywhere between twenty two and three hundred metres down. Like others of its genus it lives in loose groups close to the seabed on the continental shelf and slope.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Pandalidae › Plesionika

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 515491.

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How deep does the Izumi Shrimp live?: The Izumi Shrimp (Plesionika izumiae) is typically found at 22–300 m.