Tags: Crustacean.
Palaemonetes pugio (daggerblade grass shrimp) is small transparent shrimp with yellow coloring and brownish spots. It can be found throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Palaemonetes pugio has a smooth carapace and abdomen as well as three pairs of legs. The second pair is the strongest while the third pair lacks chelae (claws). It reaches a length of around 5 cm (2.0 in) and has a life span of around one year.
