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Stenopus hispidus

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Family
  
Stenopodidae

Scientific name
  
Stenopus hispidus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Order
  
Decapoda

Genus
  
Stenopus

Higher classification
  
Stenopus

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Similar
  
Stenopus, Stenopodidea, Lysmata amboinensis, Lysmata, Crustacean

Stenopus hispidus


Stenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include banded coral shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.

Contents

Stenopus hispidus Grande crevette nettoyeuse Wikipdia

Banded coral shrimp stenopus hispidus birth 25 08 2013


Distribution

Stenopus hispidus A Photographic Identification Guide to Stenopus Shrimp Magazine

Stenopus hispidus has a pan-tropical distribution, extending into some temperate areas. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico. In Australia, it is found as far south as Sydney and it also occurs around New Zealand.

Description

Stenopus hispidus Stenopus hispidus A Look at a Popular Boxer Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus reaches a total length of 60 millimetres (2.4 in), and has striking colouration. The ground colour is transparent, but the carapace, abdomen and the large third pereiopod are all banded red and white. The antennae and other pereiopods are white. The abdomen, carapace and third pereiopods are covered in spines.

Ecology

Stenopus hispidus Banded Coral Shrimp Stenopus hispidus 10cm Sydney Discus World

Stenopus hispidus lives below the intertidal zone, at depth of up to 210 metres (690 ft), on coral reefs. It is a cleaner shrimp, and advertises to passing fish by slowly waving its long, white antennae. S. hispidus uses its three pairs of claws to remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from the fish. Stenopus hispidus is monogamous.

Stenopus hispidus Section Shrimp Group Banded CoralBoxer Shrimp Species Stenopus

Stenopus hispidus FileStenopus hispidus atacandoJPG Wikimedia Commons

References

Stenopus hispidus Wikipedia


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