Tozeuma carolinense Arrow shrimp

Tozeuma carolinense is commonly referred to as Arrow shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Arrow Shrimp, Tozeuma carolinense with eggs, 2 inches Florida 2022

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lexID:: 5781
AphiaID:: 421784

Scientific:: Tozeuma carolinense
German:: Pfeil Garnele
English:: Arrow Shrimp

Category:: Räkor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hippolytidae (Family) > Tozeuma (Genus) > carolinense (Species)
Initial determination:: Kingsley, 1878

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Mexico, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Caribbean, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils
Size:: 0.79" - 1.57" (2cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 22,9 °F - 82.4 °F (22,9°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-21 15:50:02
Last edit:: 2025-08-27 12:40:48

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Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878

Tozeuma carolinense, also known as the arrow shrimp or even seagrass arrow shrimp, can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, mostly in coastal waters with seagrass meadows.

The arrow shrimp has a distinct rostrum, including its length and lack of teeth on the upper margin.

Associated with algae.

Synonymed names:
Tozeuma carolinensis Kingsley, 1878hma

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 18.12.2022.

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Arrow Shrimp, Tozeuma carolinense with eggs, 2 inches Florida 2022

bhb 21 P9165714 Arrow Shrimp, Tozeuma carolinense, 2021

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