Description

Also known as Amphipod, Skeleton Shrimp.

Found singly, sitting on algae, bryozoans, hydroids, seagrass and sponges, in caves and over reefs.
They feed on micro-algae, crustaceans and detritus.
Length - ?cm
Depth - 0-1470m
Widespread Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, Eastern Central Pacific Ref: http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/Phtisica-marina.html