Least ConcernMallard
Anas platyrhynchos
One of the 8 shrimps on WAnimals
Malacostracans · Decapoda · Atyidae
Atya scabra
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The camacuto shrimp, known as gazapo among the riverside communities of southern Colombia, is a freshwater shrimp of the family Atyidae. It can reach a length of about 89 mm in males, while females are generally smaller, reaching about 64 mm. It lives on rocky bottoms in rivers connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The species is widespread from Mexico to Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and the Caribbean islands. In Colombia it is found on the Pacific coast, in the area of the Telembí and Patía rivers. In Africa, it is found along the tropical Atlantic coast, from Liberia to Angola, as well as on the Cape Verde Islands and the islands of the Gulf of Guinea.
Size
5 cm – 10 cm
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atya_scabra; ScienceDirect (Hughes 1989); Science Advances, How colonial animals evolve; Wikipedia, Zooid
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