Heterocarpus ensifer Milne-Edwards, 1881
Armed nylon shrimp
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Family:  Pandalidae (pandalid shrimps)
Max. size:  14.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 57 - 3000 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: West African coast from Gibraltar to Congo (5°42'S) and Indonesia and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 881. Inhabits soft muddy bottoms on the deeper part of the continental shelf and on the slope (Ref. 434).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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