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Lysmata ankeri Cleaner Shrimp, Anker's Peppermint Shrimp

Lysmata ankeri is commonly referred to as Cleaner Shrimp, Anker's Peppermint Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 112 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
8815 
AphiaID:
515360 
Scientific:
Lysmata ankeri 
German:
Ankers-Putzergarnele, Ankers-Pfefferminzgarnele 
English:
Cleaner Shrimp, Anker's Peppermint Shrimp 
Category:
Rejer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lysmatidae (Family) > Lysmata (Genus) > ankeri (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rhyne & Lin, 2006 
Occurrence:
Brazil, Florida, Haiti, the Caribbean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
- 15 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Daphnia salina, Detritus, Fish eggs, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Lobster eggs, Shrimps 
Tank:
24.64 gal (~ 112L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-26 20:29:16 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Rhyne & Lin, 2006

External links

  1. Morphological remarks on the peppermint shrimp Lysmata ankeri (Decapoda, Hippolytidae): implications for species identification of the L. wurdemanni complex (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2021.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2021.

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Copyright CEMarin, Fotograf Corvin Eidens
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Anker's Peppermint Shrimp Lysmata ankeri (bhb 20 PA051951a sm).2020

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