Ochlesis lenticulosus Ridgeback Amphipod

Ochlesis lenticulosus is commonly referred to as Ridgeback Amphipod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Ochlesis lenticulosus,castle rocks pinnacles Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 17165
AphiaID:: 214796

Scientific:: Ochlesis lenticulosus
German:: Rückenkamm-Flohkrebs
English:: Ridgeback Amphipod

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Ochlesidae (Family) > Ochlesis (Genus) > lenticulosus (Species)
Initial determination:: K.H. Barnard, 1940

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,08 cm
Temperature:: 57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown