| Family: |
Processidae (night shrimp) |
| Max. size: |
6.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); 7.5 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 871 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: from British Isles down to Atlantic Morocco, and western Mediterranean. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 105475. Endobenthic - burrower and burier (Refs. 105216, 105217). Littoral to sublittoral (Ref. 105219). Inhabits the subtidal region, in soft bottoms of fine to medium-grained sand (Ref. 96507). Found in coarse clean sand, gravelly sand (Ref. 105219) and muddy bottoms (Ref. 105216). Also occurs in areas influenced by estuarine outflows (Ref. 96507). Solitary (Ref. 105219). Active predator (Ref. 105216). Feeds on small polychaetes and sipunculids (Refs. 105216, 105219). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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