Caprellinoides tristanensis

photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Family:	Caprellidae (skeleton shrimps)
Max. size:
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 10 - 1245 m
Distribution:	Southern Oceans: East and West Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Islands provinces and South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha districts.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Found on hydroids, algae and pycnogonids on rocky bottoms (Ref. 84663).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
Country info:	Type locality, off Nightingale Island, 201 m (holotype of Caprellinoides tristanensis) (Ref. 89089). C: Ref. 84663; O: Ref. 89089.

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