Shrimps aren't kosher

"Hyperiid Amphipods (Amphipoda, Hyperiidoea) of the World Oceans" is a voluminous work by Vinogradov, Volkov and Semenova, the super-trio of Soviet amphipod research.

Don't worry, amphipods are not some kind of semi-amphibious secret weapon of the KGB. No, it's a particularly disgusting kind of small crustaceans found in all the world's oceans. They look like diminutive shrimps, so something tells me these critters aren't kosher.

The scientific editor of this English-language version is Douglas Siegel-Causey. He reveals in a preface that the American edition isn't a straightforward translation of the Russian original, but an emended and corrected edition.

The species descriptions are extremely long, with heavy emphasis on identification. This is not a book for the layman, but a scientific reference work. Since hyperiid amphipods aren't one of my staple foods (despite being a Gentile), I'm not sure how to rate it, so I'll just give it three stars.