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)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
└Hippolytidae (Family)
└Trachycaris (Genus)
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