New Zealand Seashore

DSC_6213 Sand shrimp (Philocheras australis) common in harbours, inlets and bays in the intertidal zone to depths of 20m. Three colour patterns known: (a) pale body speckled with dark sand-grain-coloured ﬂecks, (b) as above, but also with a pair of prominent black patches on the back of the abdomen (as shown here), or (c) carapace and the rear of the abdomen may be black, with everything else pinkish white. Blueskin Bay

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DSC_6213 Sand shrimp (Philocheras australis) common in harbours, inlets and bays in the intertidal zone to depths of 20m. Three colour patterns known: (a) pale body speckled with dark sand-grain-coloured ﬂecks, (b) as above, but also with a pair of prominent black patches on the back of the abdomen (as shown here), or (c) carapace and the rear of the abdomen may be black, with everything else pinkish white. Blueskin Bay

6213 Sand shrimp Philocheras australis common intertidal zone Blueskin Bay