Stenopus hispidus   (Olivier, 1811)

Banded coral shrimp

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Stenopodidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 96667).  Tropical; 43°N - 42°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic: From the Red Sea and South Africa to Tuamotu Is., Hawaii and Easter Is. In the Atlantic: North Carolina and Bermuda to the Caribbean Sea and south to São Paulo, Brazil. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

The carapace, abdomen, and claws are covered with tiny spines. Red and white bands are also present on the body and claws, with the bands sometimes bordered in purple. Two pairs of long, white antennae also present.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found on rocky bottoms and coral reefs (Ref. 83922). Also occur at natural depressions in rock formations (Ref. 126252). General carnivore (Ref. 116259). Feed mainly on small arthropods and other marine invertebrates. Considered as a cleaner shrimp, removing and consuming parasites, injured tissue, and leftover food particles from other reef fishes (Ref. 125532). Dwells in deep crevices and reef overhangs (Ref. 129713).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric (Ref. 833). Mating behavior occurs in the following sequence: antennule contact, erection of female body, grasping, mating and spawning (Ref. 107136).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Williams, A.B., L.G. Abele, D.L. Felder, H.H. Hobbs Jr., R.B. Manning, P.A. McLaughlin and I. Pérez Farfante. 1988. (Ref. 2214)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.5 - 28.2, mean 25.3 (based on 1661 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.