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Caridina thambipillai

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Decapoda

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Malacostraca

Family
  
Atyidae

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Similar
  
Caridina gracilirostris, Caridina trifasciata, Caridina serratirostris

Caridina thambipillai is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It is native to Malaysia and Myanmar, where it occurs in streams. It is a common crustacean of the freshwater aquarium trade, where it is known as the Sunkist shrimp.

This species is usually brightly colored, but brown specimens are known. It is omnivorous.

Little is known about the status of the species in the wild. It is not considered to be threatened, but it is sometimes harvested from the wild for sale in the pet trade.

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Caridina thambipillai Wikipedia