Rayllianassa amboinensis (De Man, 1888) |
photo by
Yap, Michael |
Family: | Callianassidae (ghost shrimp) | |||
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Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 18 - 366 m | |||
Distribution: | Indo-Pacific. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Suspension feeder; burrows in various types of sediments; cryptic lifestyle (Ref. 97324). It also inhabits burrows in sponges or alcyonacean soft corals (Ref. 97481). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
Country info: | Known from Dampier Archipelago (Ref. 98501). C: Refs. 96667, 98501; O: Ref. 97483. |