Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)

Banded coral shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050

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Stenopus hispidus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

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Stenopus hispidus

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Stenopodidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range Οικολογία

; εύρος βάθους 1 - 200 m (Αναφ. 96667). Tropical; 43°N - 42°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic: From the Red Sea and South Africa to Tuamotu Is., Hawaii and Easter Is. In the Atlantic: North Carolina and Bermuda to the Caribbean Sea and south to São Paulo, Brazil. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age

Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Short description Μορφολογία

The carapace, abdomen, and claws are covered with tiny spines. Red and white bands are also present on the body and claws, with the bands sometimes bordered in purple. Two pairs of long, white antennae also present.

Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on rocky bottoms and coral reefs (Ref. 83922). Also occur at natural depressions in rock formations (Ref. 126252). General carnivore (Ref. 116259). Feed mainly on small arthropods and other marine invertebrates. Considered as a cleaner shrimp, removing and consuming parasites, injured tissue, and leftover food particles from other reef fishes (Ref. 125532). Dwells in deep crevices and reef overhangs (Ref. 129713).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric (Ref. 833). Mating behavior occurs in the following sequence: antennule contact, erection of female body, grasping, mating and spawning (Ref. 107136).