Some neighbors of the H. clarki at False Outer Point. Note the absences of eel grass.
| H. clarki is said to live in quiet waters among eel grass and bull kelp. During the day they hide in rocks and crevices only to come out at night in great congregations. It is found from Sitka all the way to Mexico. More abundant in the northern climates, it is replaced as its distribution goes south by Hippolyte californiensis. In comparing the two species, H. clarki has a longer, more upturned rostrum, which terminates in three spines rather than two as is the case of H. californiensis. Information on prey and predators is lacking. |
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