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| species = '''''X. elongata'''''
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| binomial = ''Xiphocaris elongata''
| binomial = ''Xiphocaris elongata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville|Guérin-Méneville]], 1855)&nbsp;<ref name="LTER">{{cite web |publisher=Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program |title=LUQ LTER Animal Gallery: Crustacea |author=Omar Pérez |year=2009 |url=http://luq.lternet.edu/images/LEFAnimals/Presentations/LUQ_LTER_CRUSTACEA.pdf}}</ref>
| binomial_authority = ([[Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville|Guérin-Méneville]], 1855)&nbsp;<ref name="LTER">{{cite web|publisher=Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program |title=LUQ LTER Animal Gallery: Crustacea |author=Omar Pérez |year=2009 |url=http://luq.lternet.edu/images/LEFAnimals/Presentations/LUQ_LTER_CRUSTACEA.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100531193919/http://luq.lternet.edu/images/LEFAnimals/Presentations/LUQ_LTER_CRUSTACEA.pdf |archivedate=May 31, 2010 }}</ref>
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'''''Xiphocaris elongata''''', the '''yellow-nose shrimp''', ''yellow rhino shrimp'', ''salpiche'' or ''piquine'',<ref name="LTER"/> is a species of [[fresh water|freshwater]] [[Caridea|shrimp]] native to the [[Caribbean]]. A hardy species, this shrimp is tolerant of a wide range of water conditions and can even survive in [[brackish]] and [[seawater|saltwater]]. Despite it being widely encountered across the Caribbean this species is still virtually unavailable to hobbyists in [[Europe]] and [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petshrimp.com/yellownoseshrimp.php |publisher=Petshrimp.com |title=Yellow nose shrimp |accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref>
'''''Xiphocaris elongata''''', the '''yellow-nose shrimp''', ''yellow rhino shrimp'', ''salpiche'' or ''piquine'',<ref name="LTER"/> is a species of [[fresh water|freshwater]] [[Caridea|shrimp]] native to the [[Caribbean]]. A hardy species, this shrimp is tolerant of a wide range of water conditions and can even survive in [[brackish]] and [[seawater|saltwater]]. Despite it being widely encountered across the Caribbean this species is still virtually unavailable to hobbyists in [[Europe]] and [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petshrimp.com/yellownoseshrimp.php |publisher=Petshrimp.com |title=Yellow nose shrimp |accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref>

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X. elongata
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Xiphocaris elongata

Xiphocaris elongata, the yellow-nose shrimp, yellow rhino shrimp, salpiche or piquine,[1] is a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Caribbean. A hardy species, this shrimp is tolerant of a wide range of water conditions and can even survive in brackish and saltwater. Despite it being widely encountered across the Caribbean this species is still virtually unavailable to hobbyists in Europe and North America.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Omar Pérez (2009). "LUQ LTER Animal Gallery: Crustacea" (PDF). Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Yellow nose shrimp". Petshrimp.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.