Stenopus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Stenopodidae |
Genus: | Stenopus |
Species: | S. spinosus
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Binomial name | |
Stenopus spinosus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Byzenus scaber Rafinesque, 1814 |
Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.
Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips. [3]
Stenopus spinosus is commonly found in shallow waters in the Mediterranean Sea, and at greater depths in adjacent parts of the Atlantic Ocean. [3] It is frequently encountered on night dives in parts of its range. [4] A record of S. spinosus from the Red Sea proved to be a different species, Engystenopus spinulatus. [5]
Stenopus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Stenopodidae |
Genus: | Stenopus |
Species: | S. spinosus
|
Binomial name | |
Stenopus spinosus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Byzenus scaber Rafinesque, 1814 |
Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.
Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips. [3]
Stenopus spinosus is commonly found in shallow waters in the Mediterranean Sea, and at greater depths in adjacent parts of the Atlantic Ocean. [3] It is frequently encountered on night dives in parts of its range. [4] A record of S. spinosus from the Red Sea proved to be a different species, Engystenopus spinulatus. [5]