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shrimps  

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  • Shrimps are decapod crustaceans from the infraorder Caridea found around the world in fresh and salt water and in both shallow and deep waters. There are about 2,000 species of shrimps; they range in length from a fraction of an inch to up to eight inches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Shrimp]

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