Biology:Stenopus hispidus

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Stenopus hispidus
Boxer shrimp at Batu Moncho.JPG
S. hispidus from Batu Moncho, Indonesia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Stenopodidae
Genus: Stenopus
Species:
S. hispidus
Binomial name
Stenopus hispidus
(Olivier, 1811)[1]

Stenopus hispidus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea. Common names include coral banded shrimp and banded cleaner shrimp.[2]

Distribution

Stenopus hispidus has a pan-tropical distribution,[3] extending into some temperate areas. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Brazil ,[4] including the Gulf of Mexico.[3] In Australia , it is found as far south as Sydney and it also occurs around New Zealand.[2]

Description

Stenopus hispidus reaches a total length of 60 millimetres (2.4 in),[2] and has striking colouration. The ground colour is transparent,[5] but the carapace, abdomen and the large third pereiopod are all banded red and white.[2] The antennae and other pereiopods are white.[2] The abdomen, carapace and third pereiopods are covered in spines.[5]

Stenopus hispidus has the ability to detect individuals of its species. This trait is uncommon in invertebrates and is most likely explained through chemical signals.[6]

Ecology

Stenopus hispidus lives below the intertidal zone, at depth of up to 210 metres (690 ft),[2] on coral reefs.[5] It is a cleaner shrimp, and advertises to passing fish by slowly waving its long, white antennae.[5][7] S. hispidus uses its three pairs of claws to remove parasites, fungi and damaged tissue from the fish.[7] Stenopus hispidus is monogamous.[8] S. hispidus females are typically larger than the males.[9] They occupy a territory that is 1–2 meters in diameter.[10]

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References

  1. Charles Fransen (2010). "Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210370. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Gary C. B. Poore; Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Stenopodidea – coral shrimps and venus shrimps". Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: a Guide to Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 145–149. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&pg=PA148. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Darryl L. Felder; Fernando Álvarez; Joseph W. Goy; Rafael Lemaitre (2009). "Decapoda Crustacea of the Gulf of Mexico with Comments on the Amphionidacea". Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. 1. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 1019–1104. ISBN 978-1-60344-094-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&pg=PA1052. 
  4. "Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) banded coral shrimp". SeaLifeBase. March 23, 2010. http://sealifebase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Stenopus&speciesname=hispidus. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Gilbert L. Voss (2002). "The crustaceans". Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 78–123. ISBN 978-0-486-42068-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=scXKvA97b24C&pg=PA84. 
  6. Johnson Jr, Victor R. (May 1977). "Individual recognition in the banded shrimp Stenopus hispidus (Olivier)". Animal Behaviour 25, Part 2: 418–428. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(77)90017-3. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Brian Morton; John Edward Morton (1983). "The coral sub-littoral". The Sea Shore Ecology of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 253–300. ISBN 978-962-209-027-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=r79kKRbkzMwC&pg=PA273. 
  8. Conrad Limbaugh; Harry Pederson; Fenner A. Chace Jr. (1961). "Shrimps that clean fishes". Bulletin of Marine Science 11 (2): 237–257. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1961/00000011/00000001/art00011. 
  9. "Stenopus hispidus (Red-banded coral shrimp)". The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago: 5. https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Stenopus_hispidus%20-%20Red-banded%20Coral%20Shrimp.pdf. Retrieved October 23, 2019. 
  10. "Stenopus hispidus (Red-banded coral shrimp)" (PDF). The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago: 5. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q935625 entry