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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Acetes japonicus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Sergestidae

Genus

Acetes

Species

Acetes japonicus

Malacostraca🌊 Marine predator / filter feeder

Akiami paste shrimp

Acetes japonicus (Akiami paste shrimp · アキアミ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Marine predator / filter feeder

Length · Height

3cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Water column over muddy bottoms in shallow Indo-West Pacific coastal seas (depths of 1–100 m), and mangrove areas

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A female's body length of 3 cm is slightly longer than the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (about 2.65 cm) (Comparison).
💡 SeaLifeBase classifies this shrimp as a commercial fishery species, and the National List of Species of Korea records specimens caught in set nets off Tongyeong, meaning it is a small shrimp harvested with stationary nets set in the sea.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#젓새우#Acetes japonicus

📖 1. Overview

The Akiami paste shrimp is a small shrimp living in shallow Indo-West Pacific coastal waters from Japan and China to Southeast Asia and southern India, and is also recorded in the Yellow and South Seas of Korea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is translucent with one red spot on the protopodite and one on the endopod of the uropod. The rostrum is pointed with 2 small teeth on the upper margin, and the eyes are relatively short.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It swims in the water column feeding on phytoplankton and zooplankton. It lives in water above muddy seafloors and is also found in mangrove areas.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

The National List of Species of Korea records it from Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeollabuk-do, and Jeollanam-do, including specimens caught in a set net in Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do in 2012.