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Peppermint Shrimp

Common Name: Peppermint Shrimp

Scientific Name: Lysmata wurdemanni

Order: Arthropoda

Range: South Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean

Diet: Scavenger: eats detritus and decaying organic matter; will also clean dead tissue off of fish and other invertebrates

Facts: 1. The peppermint shrimp all start their life as males and then some will turn into female as they grow older 2. They smell with their antenna 3. Females excrete a pheromone that males actively search for

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