Protella similis Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp

Protella similis is commonly referred to as Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13423 

AphiaID:

431058 

Scientific:

Protella similis 

German:

Gespensterkrebs 

English:

Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Caprellidae (Family) > Protella (Genus) > similis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Mayer, 1903 

Occurrence:

Arafura Sea, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indo Pacific, Israel, Japan, Northern Territory (Australia), Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, South Australia, Tansania, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

0 - 94,5 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 0.39" (1,2cm - 1,7cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 86 °F (25°C - 30°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Protella gracilis

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Protella similis
  Gespensterkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-12-10 18:46:15 

Last edit:

2025-02-26 20:24:10 

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