Solenocera melantho

Solenocera melantho De Man, 1907
Razor mud shrimp

photo by FAO

Family:	Solenoceridae (solenocerid shrimps)
Max. size:	11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 15 cm TL (female); max.weight: 15.6 g; max.weight: 41.7 g
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 60 - 400 m
Distribution:	Western Pacific: Indonesia to Japan and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:	Common body length: 7.0 and 12.0 cm.
Biology:	Minimum depth from Ref. 78196. Inhabits the upper slopes of continental shelves at depths from 78 to 400 m, on sandy mud bottom (Ref. 409).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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