| Image Reference Number: | 005319 |
| Common Name: | Deep-sea shrimp |
| Scientific Name: | Nematocarcinus |
| Location: | Hydrothermal Vents, Equatorial Pacific |
| Description: | The large red shrimp, Nematocarcinus, can be observed hovering above hyrothermal vents in the eastern Pacific, with its almost absurdly long legs splayed out in all directions. The same species also occurs in non-vent, deep-sea habitats. |