Orchestia mediterranea, sometimes called the Mediterranean beach hopper,[2] is a species of amphipod in the family Talitridae (sandhoppers).

This species grows to a maximum length of 19 mm (0.75 in) and is pink in colour.

[2] It can be distinguished from Orchestia gammarellus by the ramus (branch) of its pleopods (swimming legs), which are as long as, or longer than, the peduncle (base segment of the antenna); in O. gammarellus the ramus of the pleopods is much shorter than the peduncle.

[6] A study in Bizerte found that Orchestia mediterranea was more common in autumn than summer.

[7] Media related to Orchestia mediterranea at Wikimedia Commons