Giant Red Shrimp

Tunisia national team · “Eagles of Carthage” (Tunisia)

Fun fish fact: the giant red shrimp lives 500-800 m deep in the Mediterranean, and boats from Tunisia, Malta and Sicily fish for it. Football: in 1978 Tunisia beat Mexico 3-1, the first World Cup win by an African team.

Source: Wikipedia

Deep down where it is dark, a bright red shrimp is hard to see, so red is a good hiding colour. Boats from Tunisia fish for these shrimps, and Tunisia were the first African team to win a World Cup game. This one is as red as a goalkeeper's shirt.

On Futbol Island the giant red shrimp can be caught at:

• Deep Sea Boat: A little fishing boat moored far out in the deep blue bay, north of the East Jetty. Squid, marlin and stranger things swim far below.
• Summit Deep Boat: A second little fishing boat, moored in the deep channel west of Summit Isle. Green, deep water where tuna, sailfish and marlin hunt the bait balls.

Size on the island: 12–22 cm.