Alexander Semenov, Russland
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Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)
The scissor shrimp (Stenopodidae) are a family in the suborder Stenopodidea . Male scissor shrimp are smaller than females. Scissor shrimp usually live in pairs in burrows and under ledges.
Similar to cleaner shrimp (Lysmata), they clean fish of parasites and dead skin. They first make contact with the fish client with their long white antennae, and begin cleaning when the fish signals its willingness by holding still.
However, we have never been able to see or observe this in the aquarium.
The banded scissor shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) was one of the first crustaceans imported to Germany for marine aquaristics.
Relatively easy to keep and not very sensitive.
Attention when introducing - Like all shrimps, the adaptation to density must be done very slowly, as density is required!
Not more than one scissor shrimp should be kept in the aquarium, at most one pair. Usually hang out in a dark cave during the day, and then become active in the evening.
In the technical literature it is also reported that this shrimp species also catches small fish from time to time, and kills them with their well-developed claws. That this shrimp also kills other shrimps, we could already observe ourselves. Good bristle worm eater, although only the smaller species. It is for sure that sometimes other shrimps are hunted as well. In any case, this shrimp is also very defensible!
Synonymised names
Astacus muricatus Olivier, 1791 · unaccepted
Cancer (Astacus) longipes Herbst, 1793 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Embryocaris stylicauda Ortmann, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palaemon hispidus Olivier, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Penaeus borealis Latreille, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Squilla groenlandica Seba, 1759 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stenopus tenuirostris var. intermedia De Man, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
The scissor shrimp (Stenopodidae) are a family in the suborder Stenopodidea . Male scissor shrimp are smaller than females. Scissor shrimp usually live in pairs in burrows and under ledges.
Similar to cleaner shrimp (Lysmata), they clean fish of parasites and dead skin. They first make contact with the fish client with their long white antennae, and begin cleaning when the fish signals its willingness by holding still.
However, we have never been able to see or observe this in the aquarium.
The banded scissor shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) was one of the first crustaceans imported to Germany for marine aquaristics.
Relatively easy to keep and not very sensitive.
Attention when introducing - Like all shrimps, the adaptation to density must be done very slowly, as density is required!
Not more than one scissor shrimp should be kept in the aquarium, at most one pair. Usually hang out in a dark cave during the day, and then become active in the evening.
In the technical literature it is also reported that this shrimp species also catches small fish from time to time, and kills them with their well-developed claws. That this shrimp also kills other shrimps, we could already observe ourselves. Good bristle worm eater, although only the smaller species. It is for sure that sometimes other shrimps are hunted as well. In any case, this shrimp is also very defensible!
Synonymised names
Astacus muricatus Olivier, 1791 · unaccepted
Cancer (Astacus) longipes Herbst, 1793 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Embryocaris stylicauda Ortmann, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palaemon hispidus Olivier, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Penaeus borealis Latreille, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Squilla groenlandica Seba, 1759 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stenopus tenuirostris var. intermedia De Man, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
