California freshwater shrimp
(Syncaris pacifica)
About 2,000 species of shrimp worldwide, is a decapod, demonstration sub-projects, and crabs, crayfish and lobsters have close genetic relationship. Shrimp are characterized by a translucent body, abdomen soft and flexible, and connected to the tail fan. Appendages have evolved to fit swimming. Long tentacles like a whip.
Shrimp distribution in the world's oceans and rivers and lakes. Many species of shrimp has a high economic value, is an important human food.
Shrimp in length from a few millimeters to more than 20 cm have. Average body length of about 4-8 cm. Larger size known as shrimp, prawns. Quickly by constantly stretching the body and tail, shrimp can swim down quickly. Shrimp food is mainly small animals and small plants, some shrimp eat animal carcasses. Females give birth once 1500-14000 eggs, these eggs are attached after the birth of the hind foot on it.
European common shrimp known as sand, located in the North Atlantic on both sides of the body length can reach 8 cm. The appearance of gray or dark brown, brown or red top spots. North Carolina in the U.S. to Mexico along the coast of a shrimp body length of up to 18 cm.
Freshwater shrimp are mainly distributed in warm areas. Some also live in the water contains some salt. This shrimp body length can grow to 20 cm. In Europe, North Africa and West Asia, freshwater shrimp are only about 1.6-2.7 cm in length.
United States, California light is about 2-5 cm in length. As less and less, since 1996, has been the United States Wildlife endangered animals list. |
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