Haptosquilla tuberosa Bumptail Mantis shrimp

Haptosquilla tuberosa is commonly referred to as Bumptail Mantis shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 54 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

8988 

AphiaID:

408997 

Scientific:

Haptosquilla tuberosa 

German:

Fangschreckenkrebs 

English:

Bumptail Mantis Shrimp 

Category:

Bönsyrseräkor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Protosquillidae (Family) > Haptosquilla (Genus) > tuberosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pocock, ), 1893 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Raja Amat, Réunion , Somalia, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

25 - 82 Meter 

Size:

3,7 cm 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Brine Shrimps, Clams, Crabs, Edible crab, Frozen food (small sorts), Predatory, Snails 

Tank:

11.88 gal (~ 54L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Haptosquilla glyptocercus
  Fangschreckenkrebs
• 
  Haptosquilla stoliura
  Blaupunkt-Fangschreckenkrebs

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Haptosquilla tuberosa
  Fangschreckenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-11-22 13:28:06 

Last edit:

2017-11-17 20:29:52 

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