Neogonodactylus austrinus Mantis Shrimp

Neogonodactylus austrinus is commonly referred to as Mantis 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.

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Fangschreckenkrebs nur ca 5 cm, aufgenommen in Curacao (c) Niki Weidinger

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AphiaID:: 408936

Scientific:: Neogonodactylus austrinus
German:: Fangschreckenkrebs
English:: Mantis Shrimp

Category:: Mantis rejer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Gonodactylidae (Family) > Neogonodactylus (Genus) > austrinus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Manning, ), 1969

Occurrence:: Brazil, Curacao, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean
Sea depth:: - 73 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
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)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Neogonodactylus bredini
Neogonodactylus caribbaeus
Neogonodactylus curacaoensis
Dunkler Fangschreckenkrebs
Neogonodactylus lacunatus
Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Neogonodactylus spinulosus
Neogonodactylus torus
Neogonodactylus wennerae
Karibischer Felsen-Fangschreckenkrebs, Schmetterer

More related species in this lexicon:

Neogonodactylus austrinus
Fangschreckenkrebs

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-16 10:57:44
Last edit:: 2021-03-13 17:13:18

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Neogonodactylus austrinus (Manning, 1969)

Neogonodactylus owe their name to their fishing tools that resemble externally those of mantis (mantises).Mantis shrimps are predators in the seabed in tropical waters.

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Fangschreckenkrebse (de). Abgerufen am 13.03.2021.
STOMATOPODA (CRUSTACEA -HOPLOCARIDA) NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO:MORFOMETRIA COMO FERRAMENTA TAXONÔMICA (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2021.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 13.03.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 13.03.2021.

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Fangschreckenkrebs nur ca 5 cm, aufgenommen in Curacao (c) Niki Weidinger

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