Appearance: This prawn has a large, flattened rostrum sticking out between the large eyes. The transparent shell or carapace is striped.
Depth: In rock pools between the high and low water levels.
Feeding: The prawn is a secondary consumer. It is a scavenger, feeding on small particles of food that fall from above as other larger animals feed.
Environment: Prawns are commonly found in rock pools where they are stranded when the tide goes out.
Other facts: The prawn is part of a large group of animals with five pairs of legs called the decapods.
Classification: Prawns are invertebrates in the arthropod phylum.