A common member of the inshore fauna commonly found on docks, pilings and even boats that have allowed a growth of algae and hydroids to form. This small shrimp prefers inshore waters and can be found in the brackish waters of salt marshes. It is distinguished from our other common shrimp, Crangon, by a long rostrum (nose-like appendage) and by possessing distinct claws. Crangon also tends to be found on the bottom although it does swarm at the surface near lights at night.

Barnes, R.D., Invertebrate Zoology, 1980, Saunders College and Holt, Rinehart and Winston.