THE CRUST/VCEANS 



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Fig. ,^S,- SOIITHERN OR JCDIULK SHIilMI'. 



distiiiguislied from Grawjon ivi'lijmi^ by the Kliarp-poiuted, saw- 

 edged spine which projects forward hetween Ihe ej'es, its hunger and 

 more delicate feelers 

 and slender legs. It 

 makes a good liait 

 for fishes, but is too 

 sniad to be very val- 

 uable in the market. 



The Edible 

 Slirimp, f Pence as 

 selifei-vs, Fig. 5S), 

 is the prawn or 

 shrimp of the sonth- 

 ern markets, where 

 it is highly esteemed 

 as food. It becomes 

 at least six inches 

 in length and ranges 

 from Virginia to 

 Texas. It appears 



in shallow bays and estnaries in tlie spring, and spawns during 

 the summer so that the young are commoidy found along shore 

 earl}' in the autumn. Pemnis setiferus may be recognized hy its 

 long, saw-tnothed spine wliicli extends aL)0-\'e the back and projects 

 forward l)et\veen the eyes. This ridge is bordered on both sides 

 hy a deep groove which extends about half way down tlie back. 

 In another and rarer species called Pemriis hraziloh^is these grooves 

 extend down the entire length of the shell. This form extends 

 from New York to Brazil, and it often ascends rivers, living even in 

 fresh water. Both species are protectively colored being more or 

 less translucent brown, or mottled. The feelers are about a foot 

 long and there are small claws at the ends of the first three pairs 

 rif feet. The southern shrimp fishery is worth more than .$1(10,000 

 annually. 



The Coral Shrimp, fStenoiiiiahispidii.-i). This beautiful shrimp 

 is white, witli three bands of Ijright scarlet across the body and four 

 across each of the clawed arms. The body is about three inches 

 long and is covered with sliort, sharp spines. The feelers and clawed 



