Distinguishing Characteristics |
Body somewhat lobster-like (abdomen slightly compressed dorsoventrally); color translucent green, white markings on chelae, legs pale red; rostrum small, pointed, not reaching past eye; eye stalks small, covered by carapace; 1st walking legs thick, chelate (clawed), claws unequal, major chela broad, flattened, notched dorsally and ventrally behind fingers; tip of moveable finger curves downward into large tooth; fingers of minor chela long and narrow, about 1/2 the length of the chela, in males a little thicker and more curved at the end; 2nd walking leg weakly chelate; carpus (segment next to chelae) of 2nd walking leg divided into smaller segments. |
Similar Species |
The bigclaw snapping shrimp is distinguished by its greenish color, its wide major claw with rounded fingers and has no grooves on back of carapace. |
Habitat |
Gulf and bay, live in broken shells or sponges or muddy bottoms |
Maximum Size |
5 cm (2 in) |
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