DSC_1809 Chameleon shrimp (Hippolyte multicolorata) identified by the smooth-ridged edge on top of the beak-like rostrum at the front of it's body. Some individuals such as this one, have coloured tufted setae on the dorsal surface of the body. Found amongst red seaweed at low tide. All Day Bay, Kakanui *
DSC_2751 Mud shrimp (Acutigebia danai) common on mudflats and sandflats, in pools of water or burrowed shallowly in the substrate. Intertidal and shallow subtidal. Waipuna Bay, Te Ngaru