Acanthostepheia malmgreni Amphipod

Acanthostepheia malmgreni is commonly referred to as Amphipod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alexander Semenov, Russland

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Scientific:: Acanthostepheia malmgreni
German:: Flohkrebs
English:: Amphipod

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Oedicerotidae (Family) > Acanthostepheia (Genus) > malmgreni (Species)
Initial determination:: (Goës, ), 1866

Occurrence:: Russland, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, Greenland, Kara Sea , Labrador Península, Laptev Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 1330 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 3.94" (1cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: 41 °F - 64.4 °F (5°C - 18°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Acanthostepheia behringiensis
Acanthostepheia incarinata
Acanthostepheia malmgreni
Flohkrebs

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-02-16 11:46:02
Last edit:: 2025-02-25 22:19:52

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acanthostepheia malmgreni are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acanthostepheia malmgreni, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acanthostepheia malmgreni, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Acanthostepheia malmgreni ist eine Flohkrebsart, die sehr nördlich lebt. Zur Haltung gibt es keine Informationen. Vermutlich wie alle anderen Flohkrebse, bloß, dass er es etwas frischer mag.

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Amphipoda (Order) > Gammaridea (Suborder) > Oedicerotidae (Family) > Acanthostepheia (Genus)

Goës, 1866

External links

Alexander Semenov Website (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Acanthostepheia malmgreni (c) by Alexander Semenov

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