Upogebia capensis Cape Mud Shrimp

Upogebia capensis is commonly referred to as Cape Mud Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Upogebia capensis,long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

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Scientific:: Upogebia capensis
German:: Kap Schlamm-Maulwurfskrebs
English:: Cape Mud Shrimp

Category:: Pistol Shrimps

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Upogebiidae (Family) > Upogebia (Genus) > capensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Krauss, ), 1843

Occurrence:: Mozambique, Namibia, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Unconsolidated muddy grounds, Under rocks
Size:: 0.79" - 2.36" (2,7cm - 6,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Detritus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Upogebia acanthura
Upogebia aestuari
Upogebia affinis
Upogebia annae
Upogebia aquilina
Upogebia bermudensis
Upogebia brasiliensis
Upogebia capensis
Kap Schlamm-Maulwurfskrebs
Upogebia careospina
Upogebia casis
Upogebia corallifora
Upogebia deltaura
Upogebia felderi
Upogebia inomissa
Upogebia jamaicensis
Upogebia lepta
Upogebia macginitieorum
Upogebia major
Upogebia marina
Upogebia molipollex
Upogebia noronhensis
Upogebia omissa
Upogebia omissago
Upogebia onychion
Upogebia paraffinis
Upogebia pillsbury
Upogebia pugettensis
Upogebia pusilla
Maulwurfskrebs
Upogebia spinistipula
Upogebia stellata
Upogebia vasquezi
Upogebia wuhsienweni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-07-13 19:38:42
Last edit:: 2025-07-13 20:06:09

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Upogebia capensis (Krauss, 1843)

Upogebia capensis, or Cape mud shrimp, is a mud shrimp of the family Upogebiidae.

Synonymised names
Gebia capensis Krauss, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gebia major var. capensis Krauss, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gebia subspinosa Stimpson, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Upogebia (Upogebia) capensis (Krauss, 1843) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Upogebia (Upogebia) subspinosa (Stimpson, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Upogebia subspinosa (Stimpson, 1860) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2025.
sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 13.07.2025.

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