ShrimpsBarred ShrimpHeptacarpus pugettensis
(1: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
California Bay ShrimpCrangon franciscorum
(1: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
Deep Blade ShrimpSpirontocaris prionota
(1-2: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
Dock Shrimp(aka Coonstripe Shrimp)
Pandalus danae
(1,3-4: Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos / 2: Coral Street, Monterey / 5-8: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
They have neat eyes: (1: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
These fluoresce under blue light: (1: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
Red Rock Shrimp
Lysmata californica
(1: Monterey State Beach, Monterey / 2: Goat Harbor, Santa Catalina Island / 3-5: Sea Landing Cove, Santa Barbara Island / 6-8: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Sitka Shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis
(1-3: Monterey State Beach, Monterey)
These can be almost transparent. In the first image, it's above the crab. In the second image, it's above the feather duster worm.
Slender ShrimpHeptacarpus tenuissimus
(1-3: San Carlos Beach, Monterey)
Stout ShrimpHeptacarpus brevirostris
(1: Lovers Point, Monterey)
Juvenile Shrimp(1: Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos)
Before settling down as adults, juveniles are free-swimming. These are tiny - only a few mm long.
California Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
(1: Starlight, Santa Catalina Island / 2-3: Coral Gardens, San Clemente Island / 4: Hen Rock, Santa Catalina Island / 5: Sutil Island, Santa Barbara Island / 6-7: Sea Landing Cove, Santa Barbara Island / 8: Indian Rock, Santa Catalina Island)
Pelagic Red CrabPleuroncodes planipes
(1-3,6-8: San Carlos Beach, Monterey / 4-5: Coral Street, Monterey)
Despite the name, it's a squat lobster, not a crab.
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