Location: 5 km offshore from Chincoteague, VA. Depths of 5-7 meters. Caught using an epibenthic sled (363 micrometer mesh). Summer 2005 Notes: Neomysis often dominated the macrofauna of summer collections at this location. This female is brooding her young in a ventral brood pouch.
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Collected and submitted by: William S. Johnson, Goucher College
Mysid- Neomysis americana
