A new native shrimp species has been recognised by the scientific community after a fisherman caught thousands of the tiny invertebrates in the Gippsland Lakes.
The shrimp, identified as belonging to the Caprelloidea crustacean family, has been nicknamed "skeleton shrimp" due to its narrow, cylindrical body.
Zoologist Shane Ahyong, head of marine invertebrates research at the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI), said the shrimp usually went unnoticed because they "look like slivers of seaweed".
