Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Cosmopolitan
Size: 0.5 inch (1.5 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs and seen in association with algae and hydroids.
Aquarium Suitability: Rarely seen in the wild and not collected for the aquarium trade.
Note: This is included here because this species is certainly a strange looking amphipod that I thought you might find interesting because it’s an extremely small species looking similar to a mantis shrimp.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Caprellid
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Included here because this species is certainly a strange looking amphipod that I thought you might find interesting because it's looks similar to a mantis shrimp.
