Claim: The sakura shrimp has a lifespan of about 15 months with a body that is near translucent, speckled with red pigments that appear to be pink (sakura-iro) in color; the adult can grow to 4–5 cm and 0.4 g and lives primarily in Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Evidence: The sakura shrimp has a lifespan of about 15 months, matures a year after hatching, and dies off 2 or 3 months after spawning. The adult can grow to 4–5 cm and 0.4 g. The body is neartranslucent, but red pigments are present all over the body, so that live specimens appear to be pink (sakura-iro) in color, and this is believed to be the reason the shrimp obtained its Japanese name. The species grows to about 4–5 cm and lives primarily in Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, where it is caught to be eaten.