Freshwater Shrimp
Scientific name: Paratya australiensis
Similar species:
Yabbie
Yabbie
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Freshwater Shrimp, Paratya australiensis
Image: Jiri Lochman/Lochman Transparenc
© Jiri Lochman/Lochman Transparencies
© Jiri Lochman/Lochman Transparencies
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Paratya
- Species
- australiensis
- Family
- Atyidae
- Suborder
- Pleocyemata
- Infraorder
- Caridea
- Order
- Decapoda
- Superorder
- Eucarida
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Subphylum
- Crustacea
- Phylum
- Arthopoda
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 7 cm
Introduction
Paratya australiensis is the most widespread freshwater shrimp in eastern Australia.
Identification
This small, translucent species is often mistaken as the young of a yabbie.
Habitat
The Freshwater Shrimp lives in freshwater creeks and streams.
Distribution
The Freshwater Shrimp is found in Central Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Other behaviours and adaptations
The Freshwater Shrimp is common in Sydney's freshwater creeks and streams, and is an important food source for many fishes and the Platypus.
