Pontonides unciger Whip Coral Shrimp

Pontonides unciger is commonly referred to as Whip Coral Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3634 

AphiaID:

220193 

Scientific:

Pontonides unciger 

German:

Drahtkorallen-Garnele, Schwarzkorallen-Partnergarnele 

English:

Whip Coral Shrimp 

Category:

Crevettes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Pontonides (Genus) > unciger (Species) 

Initial determination:

Calman, 1939 

Occurrence:

French Polynesia, Indonesia, Kenya, Philippines, Red Sea, the Seychelles, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

0 - 45 Meter 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pontonides maldivensis
  Malediven Pontonides, Schwarze Kelchkorallen Pontonides, Tubastrea Garnele
• 
  Pontonides unciger
  Drahtkorallen-Garnele, Schwarzkorallen-Partnergarnele

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pontonides ankeri
  Ankers Drahtkorallen Garnele
• 
  Pontonides loloata
  Drahtkorallen-Garnele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-04-15 18:46:24 

Last edit:

2022-03-16 16:18:31 

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