Stiletto shrimp
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Latin Name: Heptacarpus stylus
Geographic Range: Alaska to Puget Sound
SCUBA Divers Info:
A small shrimp, slender and only a couple of inches at the most. The colour can be green or red and if you look close you can see small blue dots onthe back. Look for this shrimp in kelp and algae.
**B**Beachwalkers Info:
This animal does not inhabit the intertidal zone so you are very unlikely to find it beachwalking or tidepooling.
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