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Do shrimp eat from the bottom of the ocean?

Asked: Michael Wersig, Last Updated:

Developed shrimp are scavengers, crawling on the ocean floor eating organic matter for shrimp nutrition. Therefore, the diets of adult shrimp depend upon where the shrimp are located. Wild shrimp in the ocean eat plant matter, dead fish, clams, snails and crabs, worms and any other decaying organic matter they find.

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