Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Spiny Tiger Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp, Tiger shrimp, Bongo shrimp

Phyllognathia ceratophthalma is commonly referred to as Spiny Tiger Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp, Tiger shrimp, Bongo shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2622 

AphiaID:

514433 

Scientific:

Phyllognathia ceratophthalma 

German:

Gehörnte Hummelgarnele, Tiger-Garnele 

English:

Spiny Tiger Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp, Tiger Shrimp, Bongo Shrimp 

Category:

Garnalen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Phyllognathia (Genus) > ceratophthalma (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Balss, ), 1913 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Ambon, Australia, Bali, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Tulamben 

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:

6 - 18 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Starfishs 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Phyllognathia ceratophthalma
  Gehörnte Hummelgarnele, Tiger-Garnele
• 
  Phyllognathia simplex
  Simple Hummelgarnele, Schlangenaal Garnele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-11-08 11:32:59 

Last edit:

2025-06-18 20:33:39 

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