Husbandry
Stenopus spinosus is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea
Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Stenopodidae
Genus: Stenopus
Species: S. spinosus
Binomial name
Stenopus spinosus
Stenopus spinosus can grow up to 8 centimetres long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The uropods and telson have red tips.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Stenopodidae
Genus: Stenopus
Species: S. spinosus
Binomial name
Stenopus spinosus