| | Heptacarpus stylus The Stiletto Shrimp |
 | | Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Class Malacostraca Subclass Eumalacostraca Order Decapoda Suborder Pleocymata Infraorder Caridea Family Hippolytidae Genus Heptacarpus Species stylus |
 | | Description: A broken back shrimp 2 to 3 cm in length; can be green, brown, olive or reddish brown in color and are translucent; carapace and abdomen scattered with blue dots; often have opaque white markings or dark streaks on thorax; sharp bend in the third abdominal segment; slender body long rostrum. |
 | | It moves backwards by flexing its tail forwards. |
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