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Caridina serratirostris

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Caridina serratirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Caridina
Species:
C. serratirostris
Binomial name
Caridina serratirostris
De Man, 1892

Caridina serratirostris is a species of freshwater shrimp that lives in the Indo-west Pacific region, from Madagascar to Fiji, including northern Queensland, Australia, which may be a different subspecies.[2] Its common name in the aquarium trade, "ninja shrimp", comes from its ability to quickly change colour and disappear into its surroundings like a ninja.[3] Adults grow to a length of 25–35 millimetres (1.0–1.4 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ De Grave, S.; Page, T.; Cai, Y.; Wowor, D. (2013). "Caridina serratirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T198313A147798985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T198313A147798985.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ P. J. F. Davie (2002). "Atyidae". Crustacea: Malacostraca. Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2A. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 222–229. ISBN 978-0-643-05677-0.
  3. ^ a b "Caridina serratirostris". PetShrimp.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009.