crazy looking shrimp....looking for name

[Douglas]

I bought a crazy looking shrimp today at Wai's. Never seen one before. Anybody know the name of it?

[George]

From the picture, it looks like a member of Gnathophyllum genus. The most common species of that genus is G. americanum (bumble bee shrimp). But yours doesn't look like a bumble bee. If I have to guess, it's probably a G. elegans.

[Chowder]

http://www.segrestfarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.productDetail&productID=16213&SHRIMP-PURPLE-LEG-SML&Saron-rectirostris.html

[Douglas]

Cool, thanks. I hope he survives.

[paddyob]

I bought a crazy looking shrimp today at Wai's. Never seen one before. Anybody know the name of it?

Strange the LFS could not tell you the name.

[Douglas]

He told me "purple legged shrimp", but I thought it might have been a little more technical of a name.

[paddyob]

He told me "purple legged shrimp", but I thought it might have been a little more technical of a name.

Ha ha! Funny. I can see your point.

[ElGuappo]

If its a member of the same genus as bumble bee shrimp keep an eye on it. Bb shrimp will eat the tubular feet of stars, urchins, etc. Just fyi.

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[jorjef]

crazy looking shrimp....looking for name

I would call him Mr. Smith :biggrin: