Heterocarpus ensifer

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Heterocarpus ensifer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Pandalidae
Genus: Heterocarpus
Species:
H. ensifer
Binomial name
Heterocarpus ensifer

Heterocarpus ensifer is a species of deep-water shrimp. The nominate subspecies is found in the Atlantic Ocean from Spain and Madeira to Angola and from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; other subspecies occur in the Pacific Ocean and around the Philippines and Indonesia. [2] Despite being one of the most abundant shrimp in some areas, [3] its biology is still poorly known. [4] These deep water crustaceans are most copious between 300 and 400m. Their distribution demonstrates an ability to adapt well to distinct environments. [5] It is generally found at depths of 200–885 m (656–2,904 ft). [2]

Heterocarpus ensifer close-up and after "vomiting" or "spitting" bioluminescent fluid. Shrimp Bioluminescence (23503861701).jpg
Heterocarpus ensifer close-up and after "vomiting" or "spitting" bioluminescent fluid.

References

  1. ↑ "Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Harriet Perry; Kirsten Larsen (April 6, 2004). "Heterocarpus ensifer ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881". Guide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico (PDF). Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ Thomas A. Clarke (1972). "Collections and Submarine Observations of Deep Benthic Fishes and Decapod Crustacea in Hawaii1" (PDF). Pacific Science . 26 (3): 310–317.
  4. ↑ Enrique Lozano-Álvarez; Patricia Briones-Fourzán; Adolfo Gracia; Ana Vázquez-Bader (2007). "Relative growth and size at first maturity of the deep water shrimp, Heterocarpus ensifer (Decapoda, Pandalidae) from the southern Gulf of Mexico". Crustaceana . 80 (5): 555–568. doi:10.1163/156854007780765588.
  5. ↑ de Oliveira, Vanildo Souza (2011). "RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHRIMP, Heterocarpus ensifer (CARIDEA: PANDALIDAE), CATCH ON EXTERNAL MARGIN OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND SLOPE, OFF NORTHEAST BRAZIL". Boletim Do Instituto De Pesca. 37: 375–382 – via Science Citation Index.


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