Grass Shrimp

Coastal Habitats

Grass Shrimp

Palaemonetes pugio

Grass shrimp hide among the cordgrass at high tide. Because they're transparent, these shrimp blend right in. They are scavengers, and help break down detritus and small bits of dead plants and animals into even smaller bits which more animals can eat.

Animal Life on the Salt Marsh

Blue Crab

Stone Crab

Hermit Crab

Mud Crab

Fiddler Crab

Horn Shell

Mussel

Grass Shrimp

American Eel

Gulf Killifish

Mosquitofish

Plant Life on the Salt Marsh

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• Salt Marshes
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• Jetties
• Nearshore Waters
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