Heterocarpus ensifer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Pandalidae |
Genus: | Heterocarpus |
Species: | H. ensifer |
Binomial name | |
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 [1] |
Heterocarpus ensifer is a species of deep-water shrimp. The nominate subspecies is found in the Atlantic Ocean from Spain and Madeira to Angola and from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; other subspecies occur in the Pacific Ocean and around the Philippines and Indonesia.[2] Despite being one of the most abundant shrimp in some areas,[3] its biology is still poorly known.[4]