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Species of crustacean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.
Stenopus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Stenopodidae |
Genus: | Stenopus |
Species: | S. spinosus |
Binomial name | |
Stenopus spinosus | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Byzenus scaber Rafinesque, 1814 |
Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips.[3]
Stenopus spinosus is commonly found in shallow waters in the Mediterranean Sea, and at greater depths in adjacent parts of the Atlantic Ocean.[3] It is frequently encountered on night dives in parts of its range.[4] A record of S. spinosus from the Red Sea proved to be a different species, Engystenopus spinulatus.[5]
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