Gnathophylloides mineri Miner’s Urchin Shrimp, Squat Urchin Shrimp, Dwarf Urchin Shrimp

Gnathophylloides mineri is commonly referred to as Miner’s Urchin Shrimp, Squat Urchin Shrimp, Dwarf Urchin Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5436 

AphiaID:

220567 

Scientific:

Gnathophylloides mineri 

German:

Miners Seeigel-Garnele 

English:

Miner’s Urchin Shrimp, Squat Urchin Shrimp, Dwarf Urchin Shrimp 

Category:

Gamberi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palaemonidae (Family) > Gnathophylloides (Genus) > mineri (Species) 

Initial determination:

Schmitt, 1933 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Zirkumsubtropisch, Canada Eastern Pacific, Circumtropic, Curacao, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Martinique, Sulawesi, Tansania, the Caribbean, the Seychelles, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

0 - 94 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.59" (1.5 cm) 

Temperature:

0,8 °F - 27,5 °F (0,8°C - 27,5°C) 

Food:

Parasitic, Sea urchins 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Gnathophylloides mineri
  Miners Seeigel-Garnele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-11 08:38:23 

Last edit:

2025-01-25 12:54:26 

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