Genus Atya Shrimps

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Fish

Type

6-10 years

Average Lifespan

Other

Fish Name

Fresh Water

Environment

11-15 cm

Size

Atya is a genus of freshwater shrimps in the family Atyidae. They are distributed in tropical rivers and streams in western Africa, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. General Biology Morphology & Feeding Atya shrimps are filter‐feeding decapods, meaning they use specialized feather-like appendages (setae) on their front legs to catch food particles suspended in flowing water. Their diet consists of organic particles, detritus, microscopic plankton, and plant matter carried by currents. Habitat Typically found in fast-flowing sections of rivers and streams with rocky or gravelly bottoms. They prefer well-oxygenated fresh water and rely on current to deliver food to their filter-feeding appendages. Life Cycle Many Atya species have an amphidromous life cycle

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