Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata pederseni
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Lysmata pederseni
Size: Up to 1.75 in. (4.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Lysmatidae (Family)
          └Lysmata (Genus)
           └L. pederseni (Species)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

Caribbean Squat Anemone Shrimp

Roughback Shrimp

Scarlet-Striped Cleaning Shrimp



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