APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Eualus occultus (Lebour, 1936) - A species of prawn (Prawn images)
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Prawn
Eualus occultus
- lateral view 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- lateral view anterior 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- lateral view middle 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- lateral view posterior 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- rostrum 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- pereiopod 2 with seven articled carpus 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- habitat / location 1

Specimen above was found under a rock on a low spring tide at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 30.04.18.

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- dorsal view anterior 1

Prawn
Eualus occultus
- pereiopod 2 with seven articled carpus 2

Specimen above was found in a scrape sample of fouling taken from a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 18.09.18.

This species can be confused with Eualus cranchii. Eualus occultus differs in that it has seven segments to its carpus on pereiopod 2. Eualus cranchii has six segments to its carpus on pereiopod 2.

Eualus occultus Prawn and Shrimp Natantia Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.