Caridina ensifera

Caridina ensifera is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. It is endemic to Lake Poso. It lives on a variety of substrates, including wood, rocks, sand and macrophytes, but is also found in pelagic swarms. It is suspected to only live in shallow water.[1]

Caridina ensifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Atyidae
Genus:
Caridina
Species:
C. ensifera

Schenkel, 1902[2]
Binomial name
Caridina ensifera
Schenkel, 1902[2]

References
  1. De Grave, S., Wowor, D. & Klotz, W. 2013. Caridina ensifera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197967A2506841. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197967A2506841.en. Downloaded on 08 April 2018.
  2. WoRMS (2018). Caridina ensifera Schenkel, 1902. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586209 on 2018-04-09


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