Their diet is mostly small crustaceans, skeleton shrimp and worms.

Its main diet is skeleton shrimp and worms.

The skeleton shrimp (Caprella equilibra) grasps the sea fan with its posterior appendages and resembles a bit of attached seaweed.

Caprella tuberculata is a species of skeleton shrimp in the genus Caprella.

Caprellidae is a family of amphipods commonly known as skeleton shrimps.

The group includes skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) and whale lice (Cyamidae).

Caprella mutica, commonly known as the Japanese skeleton shrimp, is a species of skeleton shrimp.

Their ecological and economic impact as an invasive species is unknown, but they pose a serious threat to native populations of skeleton shrimp in the affected areas.

However, their larger sizes and very aggressive behavior also make them a serious threat to native species of skeleton shrimp.