Xiphocaris elongata

Taxobox | name = Yellow Nose Shrimp
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
class = Malacostraca
ordo = Decapoda
infraordo = Caridea
familia = Atyidae
genus = "Xiphocaris"
species = "X. elongata"

Xiphocaris elongata or Yellow Nose Shrimp is a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Caribbean. A hardy species, this shrimp is tolerant of a wide range of water conditions and can even survive in brackish and saltwater. Despite it being widely encountered across the Caribbean this species is still virtually unavailable to hobbyists in Europe and North America. [ [http://www.petshrimp.com/yellownoseshrimp.html Petshrimp.com - All about shrimp ] ]

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