Infraorder Axiidea Genus TrypaeaDana, 1852 Rank Species | Scientific name Trypaea australiensis Higher classification Trypaea | |
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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.
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Trypaea australiensis burrowing
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