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Trypaea

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Kingdom
  
Infraorder
  
Axiidea

Genus
  
TrypaeaDana, 1852

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Trypaea australiensis

Higher classification
  
Trypaea

Order
  
Trypaea wwwsurgorgausitessurgorgaufilesstylescus

Similar
  
Decapoda, Callianassidae, Callianassa, Callichirus, Axiidea

Bass yabby saltwater trypaea australiensis


Trypaea australiensis, known as the (marine) yabby or ghost nipper in Australia, or as the one-arm bandit due to their occasional abnormally large arm, and as the Australian ghost shrimp elsewhere, is a common species of mud shrimp in south-eastern Australia, the only species in the genus Trypaea. T. australiensis is a popular bait used live or frozen by Australians targeting a range of species. It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and lives in burrows in mudflats or sandbanks, especially in or near estuaries.

Contents

Trypaea australiensis burrowing


References

Trypaea Wikipedia