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Marine Shrimp Anatomy: Shrimp live in all habitats from freshwater
lakes to salt marshes to open ocean. The illustration below shows a "Indo Pacific White Striped Cleaner Shrimp," however, there are too many
types of shrimps to even begin to list them. Shrimps grow from 1" to 8", depending on species. |
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External Anatomy
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Shrimp have a large number of specialized legs. Eight pairs of legs are located on the thorax. Three front pairs, called maxillipeds, are used for feeding, while the remaining five, called pereiopods, are used for clinging and for walking. The pereiopods can be long and delicate, and they are sometimes thinner than a human hair. The abdomen has five pairs of legs, called pleopods or swimmerets. Pleopods can also be used for burrowing, and some females use their pleopods to carry eggs.
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