Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Roughback Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa
Roughback Shrimp
Category: Broken-back Shrimps
Scientific Name: Trachycaris rugosa
Size: Up to 1.15 in. (3 cm)  
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Gulf of America
Note: Color can be green, red or brown.
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Hippolytidae (Family)
          └Trachycaris (Genus)
           └T. rugosa (Species)

Crustaceans
Broken-back Shrimps

Roughback Shrimp

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Sponge Peppermint Shrimp

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