A team of British researchers have discovered two new species of shrimp-like crustaceans off the coast of Ireland. Researchers published their findings in the scientific journal Zootaxa.

Dr Tammy Horton and Dr Michael Thurston of the National Oceanography Centre in Southhampton, who were part of the find, said in a statement that the most notable part of the new species was their scavenging patterns.

The newly identified species has been named as Paracallisoma idioxenos and Haptocallisoma lemarete. As per researchers, these species are amphipods, small scavenging crustaceans, which are approximately three millimeter in length.

Usually it is known that amphipods tend to move in swarms to strip the carcasses of marine animals such as whales and fish, but researchers found that the new species are able to strip a pig carcass in only a few days, the Irish Times reports.

Dr Horton stated that the amphipods are incredibly diverse and adaptable, and there are over 10,000 known species. The species were named in honor of Roger Bamber, a taxonomist who died in February.

"I gave the species name 'lemarete' to one of the amphipods because it translates from Greek to 'Bold and Excellent,' which is the motto on Roger Bamber's coat of arms", said Dr Horton.

Professor Andrew Gooday at the National Oceanography Center said that amphipods are very common and are often found in large numbers. They occur from shallow waters to the deepest part of the ocean.

As per experts, the newly discovered shrimp species can only be found in deep waters, over 2.5 km below sea level.