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Hemimysis

Hemimysis anomala G.O. Sars, 1907

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The hemimysis (Hemimysis anomala) is a species in the family Mysidae, order Mysida.

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Quick facts about the hemimysis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hemimysis live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the hemimysis as introduced in 19 countries, and flagged as invasive in 5 of them.

  1. Hungaryinvasive
  2. Irelandinvasive
  3. Swedeninvasive
  4. Switzerlandinvasive
  5. United Kingdominvasive
  6. Austria
  7. Belgium
  8. Croatia
  9. Estonia
  10. Finland
  11. France
  12. Germany
  13. Lithuania
  14. Moldova
  15. Poland
  16. Serbia
  17. Slovakia
  18. Ukraine
  19. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the hemimysis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hemimysis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderMysida
  5. familyMysidae
  6. genusHemimysis
  7. SpeciesHemimysis anomala G.O. Sars, 1907
Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Bloody red shrimpEnglish
  • Bloody shrimpEnglish
  • Bloody-red shrimpEnglish
  • Red mysidEnglish
  • Red MysisEnglish
  • Rotflecken-SchwebegarneleGerman
  • kaspianmassiainenFinnish
  • Mysidacé tachetéFrench
  • Bloedrode aasgarnaalDutch
  • Мизида аномальнаяRussian
  • röd pungräkaSwedish
  • Мізида аномальнаUkrainian
  • crevette rouge sangFrench
  • bloedrode Kaspische aasgarnaalDutch
  • Kaspische aasgarnaalDutch
  • Kaspische bloedrode aasgarnaalDutch
  • Kaspische bloedrode garnaalDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hemimysis

Other species in the same genus Hemimysis.

CompareHemimysis vs Hemimysis abyssicolaHemimysis vs Hemimysis lamornaeHemimysis vs Hemimysis maderensisHemimysis vs Hemimysis margalefi

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the hemimysis an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the hemimysis as invasive in 5 countries: Hungary, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. It lists it as introduced in 19 in all.

What kind of animal is the hemimysis?

The hemimysis (Hemimysis anomala) belongs to the family Mysidae in the order Mysida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hemimysis (Hemimysis anomala). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hemimysis

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“Hemimysis (Hemimysis anomala).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hemimysis.

BibTeX
@misc{hemimysis_2026,
  title = {Hemimysis (Hemimysis anomala)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hemimysis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}