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Stenopus spinosus Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp

Stenopus spinosus is commonly referred to as Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scherengarnele, Stenopus spinosus

Aufgenommen in Ustica / Sizilien (Italien), 09/2011


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lexID:
5494 
AphiaID:
107721 
Scientific:
Stenopus spinosus 
German:
Mittelmeer-Scherengarnele 
English:
Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp 
Category:
Reker 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Stenopodidae (Family) > Stenopus (Genus) > spinosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Risso, 1827 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Balearic Islands, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, France, Gulf of Mexico, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
1,5 - 690 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Food tablets, Frozen food (small sorts) 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Middels 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-06 15:00:36 

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Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827 in [Risso, 1826-1827]

Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.

Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips.

Synonymised names:
Byzenus scaber Rafinesque, 1814

External links

  1. DORIS (Données d'Observations pour la Reconnaissance et l'Identification de la faune et la flore Subaquatiques) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. reefbuilders (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Stenopus spinosus,Girona, ES-CT, ES 2012
Stenopus spinosus,Las Palmas, Spain 2023
Stenopus spinosus,Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR 2016
Scherengarnele, Stenopus spinosus

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