Latreutes pymoeus Nobili, 1904 ‒ Slender Seagrass Shrimp

Species Account

A small, wide-ranging Indo-West Pacific species commonly found in seagrass beds. Intertidal and subtidal to 25 m. Actively clings to blades of seagrass. Rostrum and body elongated. Mottled green n in colour. Body length to 25 mm. — John W. Short, 2026

Image

Specimen collected from Fishermen Island near the mouth of the Brisbane River, southeast Queensland, Australia, John W. Short, June 1998. Photographed by John W. Short.