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Hemisquilla ensigera Mantis Shrimp

Hemisquilla ensigera is commonly referred to as Mantis Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet voor beginners. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
3478 
AphiaID:
408962 
Scientific:
Hemisquilla ensigera 
German:
Fangschreckenkrebs 
English:
Mantis Shrimp 
Category:
Mantis garnalen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Hemisquillidae (Family) > Hemisquilla (Genus) > ensigera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Owen, ), 1832 
Occurrence:
Australia, Chile, Ecuador, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Peru, USA 
Size:
5.91" - 11.81" (15cm - 30cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Clam meat, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps, Shrimps, Worms 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Niet voor beginners 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2011-01-02 08:37:06 

Info

Owen, 1832)

Hemisquilla ensigera´s carapace is very small and the mantis shrimp has large eyes, the legs are blue.

Hemisquilla ensigera is found down to 90 meters, on mud an sand where the mantis shrimp grubs hollows.

Nocturnal, feed on smalls fishes, worms, mussles and other crustaceans that are very quickly smashed by blows from the powerful claws.

Caution!
Handling these shrims may injure you!

External links

  1. Fangschreckenkrebse von Timmy Grohrock (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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