Florent's Guide To The

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Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes ischiospinosus
Spotted-Arm Cuapetes Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Cuapetes ischiospinosus
Synonyms: Kemponia lacertae, Cuapetes lacertae
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (3.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family) Commensal Shrimps
          └Cuapetes (Genus)
           └C. ischiospinosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 932657🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1375118🔗

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