Cerataspis monstrosus Gray, 1828
Gamba prawns
Cerataspis monstrosus
photo by Yap, Michael

Family:  Aristeidae (gamba prawns)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 495 - 5060 m
Distribution:  Worldwide.
Diagnosis:  Large; handsomely colored (brilliant deep scarlet); elongate sabre-like rostrum, large cephalothorax with conspicuous grooves and ridges, strong posterodorsal spines on the middorsal margins of abdominal somites 3-5 are all quite distinctive; hepatic spine absent; presence of podobranch on pereopod 3 and a large epipod on pereopod 4.
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 96667.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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