• (pl. ) of Pleopod
In shrimp, the paired swimming legs that are attached to the abdomen, usually biramous.
Abdominal appendages of Crustacea.
also known as natapods or swimmerets. They are part of the abdomen region and are primarily swimming organs/legs. These small swimming legs are found on the underside of the Abdomen. The female shrimp mainly uses them to hold eggs and fanning them. She continuously oxygenates them by rapidly moving these legs.