Caridina simoni

Caridina simoni is a freshwater shrimp found widespread in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, India. The Indian population was originally described as Caridina kunnathurensis by Richard & Chandran in 1994, but was later identified to be the same species. It is found in a diversity of habitats, including both rivers and lakes.[1]

Caridina simoni

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Caridea
Family:
Atyidae
Genus:
Caridina
Species:
C. simoni

Bouvier, 1904[2]
Binomial name
Caridina simoni
Bouvier, 1904[2]
Synonyms[1]

Caridina kunnathurensis

References
  1. De Grave, S. & Klotz, W. 2013. Caridina simoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197586A2491756. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197586A2491756.en. Downloaded on 09 April 2018
  2. WoRMS (2018). Caridina simoni Bouvier, 1904. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=586401 on 2018-04-09


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