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SEA-SHORE LIFE 



descend to a depth of about 300 feet. When disturbed it conceals 

 itself quickly beneath the sand or mud, leaving only the eyes and 



Fig. 57; SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS. 



Above on right : (Ci angon Tnloaris) 



Above on left: (Ciangon horfas) 



In the center : (Pandalus antiulico} ms) 



To the right and middle below: (Hippolyte sp) 

 To the left below : (Hippolyte pusiola) 

 To the left of center : ( Mysis stenolepis) 



feelers exposed, and when the tide goes out it buries itself entirely. 

 It spawns during the summer, and the young swim rapidly over the 

 surface. 



The Common Prawn, ( Palaemonetes vulgaris J, is especially 

 abundant in shallow brackish water, over muddy bottoms. It is 

 found from Massachusetts Bay to Florida, but is rare north of Cape 

 Cod. It becomes about one and one-half inches long and can be 



