Pandalus goniurus   (Humpy Shrimp)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #4271)

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Photo Location	Auke Bay, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Muddy bottom, around 50 meters
Photo Date	March 17, 2004
Upload Date	September 19, 2008
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Photo ID #	4271
Comments	This is a closeup of the head of the shrimp showing the amphipod, Polycheria species. The amphipod clings to the tail fan when the shrimp is swimming. Most members of the genus Polycheria are commensal in sponges, so this association is unusual.