Neomysis americana

Neomysis americana is an "extremely common"[2] species of opossum shrimp along the Atlantic coast of North and South America. The species has a disjunct distribution, being present in an area extending from the Saint Lawrence River to Florida, and separately in parts of Argentina (Blanca Bay, Anegada Bay and Samborombón Bay).[2] There may be a further division within the North American populations between those north of Cape Henry, Virginia (including Georges Bank) and those from North Carolina southwards.[3] N. americana is an important prey item for a number of fish species, including the Atlantic silverside, the bluefish and the windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus.[4] Adults typically have a carapace length of 2.5–4 millimetres (0.10–0.16 in).[3]

Neomysis americana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Mysida
Family:	Mysidae
Genus:	Neomysis
Species:	N. americana
Binomial name
Neomysis americana (S. I. Smith, 1873) [1]
Synonyms [1]
Mysis americana Smith, 1873

References

1. J. Mees (2009). T. Deprez; et al. (eds.). "Neomysis americana (S.I. Smith, 1873)". NeMys. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
2. Mónica S. Hoffmeyer (1990). "The occurrence of Neomysis americana in two new localities of the South American coast (Mysidacea)". Crustaceana. 58 (2): 186–192. doi:10.1163/156854090X00084. JSTOR 20104540.
3. Austin B. Williams, Thomas E. Bowman & David M. Damakaer (1974). "Distribution, variation, and supplemental description of the opossum shrimp, Neomysis americana (Crustacea: Mysidacea)" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 72 (3): 835–842.
4. Gary L. Ray & Keith Brewer (2004). "Monitoring of fish and fish-feeding habits on the shoreline of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays, New Jersey: interim report" (PDF). NOAA Coastal Services Center.