Shrimp are swimming crustaceans with long narrow muscular abdomens and long antennae. Unlike crabs … See more

The following description refers mainly to the external anatomy of the common European shrimp, Crangon crangon, as a typical example of a decapod shrimp. The body of the shrimp is divided into two main parts: the h… See more

There are many variations in the ways different types of shrimp look and behave. Even within the core group of caridean shrimp, the small delicate Pederson's shrimp (above) looks and behaves quite unlike the l… See more

There is little agreement among taxonomists concerning the phylogeny of crustaceans. Within the decapods, "every study gives totally different results. Nor do even one of these studies match any of the rival morph… See more

In 1991, archeologists suggested that ancient raised paved areas near the coast in Chiapas, Mexico, were platforms used for drying shrimp in the sun, and that adjacent clay hearths were used to dry the shrimp when ther… See more