Giant Red Shrimp
Neognathophausia ingens
A crimson crustacean launches a glowing smoke screen.
The giant red shrimp is really a giant lophogastrid, a shrimp-shaped kind of crustacean. Its deep crimson shell and clever chemistry suit the dark, low-oxygen ocean.
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Ready-to-play deck
Darkness Shroud Deck
Includes 2 cards featuring Giant Red Shrimp.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- It occupies deep tropical and subtropical midwater in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
- Favorite foods
- It preys on smaller crustaceans and fishes.
- Size check
- Usually hand-sized; exceptional adults can reach 14 in (35 cm)
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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It is a lophogastrid crustacean rather than a true decapod shrimp.
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Red coloring appears nearly black in deep water, making useful camouflage.
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Its oxygen-carrying hemocyanin works especially well where oxygen is scarce.
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Like other lophogastrids, females protect developing young in a brood pouch.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
When threatened, it releases a glowing blue cloud that can confuse a hunter.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Spot the deep-red body, long pointed rostrum, and very long antennae.
Grown-up research links
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