Philarius imperialis Imperial Coral Shrimp

Philarius imperialis is commonly referred to as Imperial Coral Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17706 

AphiaID:

220181 

Scientific:

Philarius imperialis 

German:

Imperial Korallengarnele 

English:

Imperial Coral Shrimp 

Category:

Gamberi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Philarius (Genus) > imperialis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Kubo, ), 1940 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Tansania, the Seychelles 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

6 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Epibiont (living on other organisms), On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.39" (1 cm) 

Temperature:

26,4 °F - 29,3 °F (26,4°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Commensalism, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Philarius gerlachei
• 
  Philarius imperialis
  Imperial Korallengarnele
• Philarius lifuensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-06 15:47:16 

Last edit:

2025-09-06 15:56:38 

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