Caridina serratirostris

Caridina serratirostris
Caridina serratirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Caridina
Species: C. serratirostris
Binomial name
Caridina serratirostris
De Man, 1892

Caridina serratirostris is a species of freshwater shrimp that lives in the Indo-west Pacific region, from Madagascar to Fiji, including northern Queensland.[1] Its common name in the aquarium trade, "ninja shrimp", comes from its ability to quickly change colour and disappear into its surroundings like a ninja.[2] Adults grow to a length of 25–35 millimetres (1.0–1.4 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Atyidae". Crustacea: Malacostraca. Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 19.2A. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 222–229. ISBN 9780643056770. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sc7i6AL-GewC&pg=PA226. 
  2. ^ a b "Caridina serratirostris". PetShrimp.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090316044744/http://www.petshrimp.com/serratirostris.html. 


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