Lysmata vittata East Asian Lined Shrimp, Red-Striped Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp

Lysmata vittata is commonly referred to as East Asian Lined Shrimp, Red-Striped Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Okinawa-Churaumi-Aquarium, Japan

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lexID:: 10990
AphiaID:: 220261

Scientific:: Lysmata vittata
German:: Australische Putzergarnele, Ostasiatische Streifengarnele, Rotstreifengarnele
English:: East Asian Lined Shrimp, Red-Striped Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp

Category:: Shrimps

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lysmatidae (Family) > Lysmata (Genus) > vittata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Stimpson, ), 1860

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Russland, Kuwait, Dampier Archipelago, Australia, Cebu ((Philippines), Egypt, Indonesia, Invasive Species, Iran, Japan, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Queensland (Australia), South-Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, USA
Sea depth:: 0 - 60 Meter
Size:: 4,3 cm
Temperature:: 4,5 °F - 26,5 °F (4,5°C - 26,5°C)
Food:: omnivore
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-08-20 22:40:37
Last edit:: 2022-10-13 18:39:08

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Lysmata vittata are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Lysmata vittata, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Lysmata vittata, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Stimpson, 1860)

Lysmata vittata is part of a widely distributed complex of brightly colored shrimps, some of which regularly display cleaning behavior, removing ectoparasites from fishes.

Synonyms:
Hippolysmata durbanensis Stebbing, 1921
Hippolysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860
Hippolysmata vittata var. subtilis Thallwitz, 1891
Lysmata rauli Laubenheimer & Rhyne, 2010
Nauticaris unirecedens Spence Bate, 1888

External links

NEMESIS (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Zoeal Stages of Lysmata vittata (Decapoda: Caridea: Hippolytidae) Reared in the Laboratory (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Lysmata vittata. North Shore, Hauraki, Auckland, New Zealand 2022

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