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Busquilla plantei Spearer Mantis Shrimp

Busquilla plantei is commonly referred to as Spearer Mantis Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Busquilla plantei (Spearer Mantis Shrimp) - Lembeh, 2009


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lexID:
12335 
AphiaID:
409192 
Scientific:
Busquilla plantei 
German:
Speerer Fangschreckenkrebs 
English:
Spearer Mantis Shrimp 
Category:
Mantis shrimp 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Stomatopoda (Order) > Squillidae (Family) > Busquilla (Genus) > plantei (Species) 
Initial determination:
Manning, 1978 
Occurrence:
Australia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Madagascar 
Sea depth:
5 - 30 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 3.94" (1,5cm - 10,3cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Big fish, Carnivore, Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-08-21 20:20:25 

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Busquilla plantei Manning, 1978

Mantis shrimps are commonly separated into two distinct groups determined by the manner of claws they possess,the Smashers and the Spearers.are predators.They are aggressive and live typically solitary.

Busquilla plantei Colour: Grey with pink and orange polarized patches. Simple u-shaped burrows.

External links

  1. Fangschreckenkrebse von Timmy Grohrock (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Ucmp.berkeley.edu (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Busquilla plantei (Spearer Mantis Shrimp) - Lembeh, 2009

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