DSC_6215 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 *
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
DSC_6640 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, (as shown here), (b) as above, but with a pair of prominent black patches on the back of the abdomen, or (c) carapace and the rear of the abdomen may be black, with everything else pinkish white. Blueskin Bay *
