Shrimp ID

[landlock spearo]

I jumped in at Fort Adams on scuba with some friends for a night dive last night. We saw the usually skates, lobsters, crabs, and some juvenile black sea bass. I also saw some large red shrimp. They were about 1 1/2" to 2" long and they were just sitting in the sand at about 35'. They were kinda clear with red patterns and a red saddle. I didn't get a picture but I will if I see them again. I was wondering if anyone has seen these before or knows what kind of shrimp they are.

Garrett

[xrispearo]

Could be juvenile lobster or more likely mantis shrimp

[landlock spearo]

I know what both of those look like. These were definitely shrimp.

[stripermike]

Maybe an invasive species of Asian shrimp or something I remember reading an article.

[landlock spearo]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pietrocremone/5679985946/

This is the closest thing I could find.

[mrw]

If they're big enough to eat I'll take a couple dozen!

[xrispearo]

this sounds damn close.
http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_pro...ern_shrimp.htm

found this little guy while diving some cold muddy water last year

[landlock spearo]

Xrispearo I think you are right. What we saw did look like the northern shrimp. Also I found a bunch of the shrimp in your pic while digging for steamers. The beach was riddled with their tunnels.

[Ruge13]

The Shrimp in the photo is a Mantis (IMHO). The salad shrimp are fairly common on the North shore and further north. Cool find, never really heard of too many down this way especially with the water temps as warm as they are now.

[landlock spearo]

Ruge13, xrispearo's pic is not of a mantis shrimp. I think it is what some people are calling a ghost shrimp. Mantis shrimp have claws like a preying mantis that they keep folded. Google mantis shrimp and check out some of the pics.

[Ruge13]

Looked like the "claws" were extended. The extended abdomen is what made me think mantis. I had a peacock mantis for a while in my reef tank.