New Zealand Seashore
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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 *
6640Sand shrimpPhilocheras australiscommonintertidalzoneBlueskin Bay