Heterocarpus ensifer
| Heterocarpus ensifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Pandalidae |
| Genus: | Heterocarpus |
| Species: | H. ensifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 [1] | |
Heterocarpus ensifer is a species of deep-water shrimp. The nominate subspecies is found in the Atlantic Ocean from Spain and Madeira to Angola and from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; other subspecies occur in the Pacific Ocean and around the Philippines and Indonesia.[2] Despite being one of the most abundant shrimp in some areas,[3] its biology is still poorly known.[4] It is generally found at depths of 200–885 m (656–2,904 ft).[2]
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Heterocarpus ensifer close-up and after "vomiting" or "spitting" bioluminescent fluid.
References
- ↑ "Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- 1 2 Harriet Perry; Kirsten Larsen (April 6, 2004). "Heterocarpus ensifer ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". Guide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico (PDF). Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.
- ↑ Thomas A. Clarke (1972). "Collections and Submarine Observations of Deep Benthic Fishes and Decapod Crustacea in Hawaii1" (PDF). Pacific Science. 26 (3): 310–317.
- ↑ Enrique Lozano-Álvarez; Patricia Briones-Fourzán; Adolfo Gracia; Ana Vázquez-Bader (2007). "Relative growth and size at first maturity of the deep water shrimp, Heterocarpus ensifer (Decapoda, Pandalidae) from the southern Gulf of Mexico". Crustaceana. 80 (5): 555–568. doi:10.1163/156854007780765588.
External links
Data related to Heterocarpus ensifer at Wikispecies
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