Yap, Micronesia
Yap, Micronesia
Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes ischiospinosus
Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Cuapetes ischiospinosus
Synonyms: Kemponia lacertae, Cuapetes lacertae
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (3.5 cm)
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Caridea (Infraorder)
└Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
└Palaemonidae (Family)
└Cuapetes (Genus)
└C. ischiospinosus (Species)
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