Skeleton Shrimp
Skeleton Shrimp
We did a dive this morning at the old Dickman Mill Park in Tacoma. Found the weird critter below on a piece of kelp. Thanks to Greg Jensen's excellent crab and shrimp book, I identified it as a caprellid amphipod or skeleton shrimp. It appears that the two white ovals on the kelp are part of the critter. It was about 2-2.5 inches long. There were also an unbelievable number of opalescent nudi's in the eel grass west of the pilings.
Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.
Re: Skeleton Shrimp
Nice find!
Visit pnwdiving.com for viz reports, slack planning, galleries and more! Your fellow diver will appreciate any viz reports you can add!
Re: Skeleton Shrimp
Cool! I love those little guys! 
Live Long And Prosper!!!
Stay Warm underwater with the Weezle Extreme Plus undergarment! Please let me know if you would like to order one or have any questions.
Stay Warm underwater with the Weezle Extreme Plus undergarment! Please let me know if you would like to order one or have any questions.
-
Scubie Doo
- I've Got Gills
- Posts: 3027
- Joined: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:13 pm
Re: Skeleton Shrimp
Yes, nice find. Those little critters are cool.