Lucifer faxoni

Lucifer faxoni Borradaile, 1915
Lucifer shrimp

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Family:	Luciferidae ()
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Environment:	pelagic; marine; depth range 1 - 91 m
Distribution:	Atlantic Ocean: USA to the Caribbean and Brazil in Western Atlantic and Senegal and Congo in Eastern Atlantic.
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Biology:	This is an epipelagic species found in the water column (Ref. 83922). Feeds on mangrove leaf detritus (Ref. 67428). Adults are carnivorous. However, omnivory is possible with their feeding appendages. (Ref. 111602).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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