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Stenopus spinosus Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp

Stenopus spinosus is commonly referred to as Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: střední. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Stenopus spinosus,Las Palmas, Spain 2023


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lexID:
5494 
AphiaID:
107721 
Scientific:
Stenopus spinosus 
German:
Mittelmeer-Scherengarnele 
English:
Mediterranien Boxer Shrimp, Golden Coral Shrimp 
Category:
Krevety 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Stenopodidae (Family) > Stenopus (Genus) > spinosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Risso, 1827 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Balearic Islands, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, France, Gulf of Mexico, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Red Sea, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
1,5 - 690 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Food tablets, Frozen food (small sorts) 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
střední 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-06 15:00:36 

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Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1827 in [Risso, 1826-1827]

Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.

Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips.

Synonymised names:
Byzenus scaber Rafinesque, 1814

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