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Family Palaemonidae

Cuapetes tenuipes

(Borradaile, 1898)

Ghost Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 1.5 inches (3.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits areas very near to sea anemones.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Palaemonidae

    Genus: Cuapetes

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.

 Cuapetes tenuipes (Ghost Shrimp)
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