- Stenopus hispidus
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Stenopus hispidus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Genus: Stenopus Species: S. hispidus Binomial name Stenopus hispidus
(Olivier, 1811)[1]Stenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include banded coral shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.[2]
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Distribution
Stenopus hispidus has a pan-tropical distribution,[3] extending into some temperate areas. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Brazil,[4] including the Gulf of Mexico.[3] In Australia it is found as far south as Sydney and it also occurs around New Zealand.[2]
Description
Stenopus hispidus reaches a total length of 60 millimetres (2.4 in),[2] and has striking colouration. The ground colour is transparent,[5] but the carapace, abdomen and the large third pereiopod are all banded red and white.[2] The antennae and other pereiopods are white.[2] The abdomen, carapace and third pereiopods are covered in spines.[5]
Ecology
Stenopus hispidus lives below the intertidal zone, at depth of up to 210 metres (690 ft),[2] on coral reefs.[5] It is a cleaner shrimp, and advertises to passing fish by slowly waving its long, white antennae.[5][6] S. hispidus uses its three pairs of claws to remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from the fish.[6]
References
- ^ Charles Fransen (2010). "Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210370. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Gary C. B. Poore & Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Stenopodidea – coral shrimps and venus shrimps". Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: a Guide to Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 145–149. ISBN 9780643069060. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&pg=PA148.
- ^ a b Darryl L. Felder, Fernando Álvarez, Joseph W. Goy & Rafael Lemaitre (2009). "Decapoda Crustacea of the Gulf of Mexico with Comments on the Amphionidacea". In Darryl L. Felder & David K. Camp. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Volume 1. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 1019–1104. ISBN 9781603440943. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&pg=PA1052.
- ^ "Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) banded coral shrimp". SeaLifeBase. March 23, 2010. http://sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Stenopus&speciesname=hispidus. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Gilbert L. Voss. "The crustaceans". Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 78–123. ISBN 9780486420684. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=scXKvA97b24C&pg=PA84.
- ^ a b Brian Morton & John Edward Morton (1983). "The coral sub-littoral". The Sea Shore Ecology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 253–300. ISBN 9789622090279. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r79kKRbkzMwC&pg=PA273.
External links
Media related to Stenopus hispidus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stenopus hispidus at Wikispecies
Categories:- Decapods
- Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
- Animals described in 1811
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