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Palaemon affinis New Zealand shore shrimp

Palaemon affinisis commonly referred to as New Zealand shore shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
9512 
AphiaID:
514444 
Scientific:
Palaemon affinis 
German:
Felsengarnele 
English:
New Zealand Shore Shrimp 
Category:
Shrimps 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Palaemon (Genus) > affinis (Species) 
Initial determination:
H. Milne Edwards, [in H. Milne Edwards, 1834-1840], 1837 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
0 - 300 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 68 °F (16°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Carrion, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Detritus, Food tablets, Frozen food (small sorts), omnivore, Pellets, Predatory 
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:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-06 19:15:28 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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H. Milne Edwards, 1837 [in H. Milne Edwards, 1834-1840]

Synonyms:
Palemon affinis H. Milne Edwards, 1837 [in H. Milne Edwards, 1834-1840]
Palemon quoianus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 [in H. Milne Edwards, 1834-1840]

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Caridea (Infraorder) > Palaemonoidea (Superfamily) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Palaemoninae (Subfamily) > Palaemon (Genus) > Palaemon affinis (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. Salinity tolerance and osmoregulation of a prawn, Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards (Caridea: Palaemonidae), Karen Kirkpatrick; M.B. Jones, 1985
  2. Ultrastructure of the chromatophores of Palaemon affinis Heilprin (crustacea: decapoda). The structural basis of pigment migration, John C. McNamara, 1980
  3. Ultrastructure of the chromatophores of Palaemon affinis Heilprin (Crustacea, Decapoda). Modifications in the shape of hindgut chromatophores associated with pigment movements, John C. McNamara, 1979

External links

  1. An Introduction to the Ecology and Behaviour of the Prawn, Palaemon affinis Milne-Edwards, 1837 . (Crustacea: Decapoda: N atantia) (en). Abgerufen am 06.03.2021.
  2. seafriends (en). Abgerufen am 07.03.2021.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Palaemon affinis. Live in rock pools at high tide. Waipu Cove.2021
Palaemon affinis, Glass shrimp 2, Kaikoura, New Zealand. Captive.

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