Trachypenaeopsis richtersii Richters Sand Shrimp

Trachypenaeopsis richtersii is commonly referred to as Richters Sand Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3699 

AphiaID:

240663 

Scientific:

Trachypenaeopsis richtersii 

German:

Richters Garnele 

English:

Richters Sand Shrimp 

Category:

Rejer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Penaeidae (Family) > Trachypenaeopsis (Genus) > richtersii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Miers, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Celebes Sea, Corea, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Laccadive Sea, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Yemen 

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:

2 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Temperature:

76.82 °F - 84.74 °F (24.9°C - 29.3°C) 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

Easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Trachypenaeopsis minicoyensis
• Trachypenaeopsis mobilispinis
• 
  Trachypenaeopsis richtersii
  Richters Garnele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-05-13 19:56:45 

Last edit:

2025-12-14 20:55:23 

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