Caprella linearis Linear Skeleton Shrimp

Caprella linearis is commonly referred to as Linear Skeleton Shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 10 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 5355
AphiaID:: 101839

Scientific:: Caprella linearis
German:: Europäischer Gespensterkrebs , Widderkrebs
English:: Linear Skeleton Shrimp

Category:: Ghost crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Caprellidae (Family) > Caprella (Genus) > linearis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1767

Occurrence:: the North Sea, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Azores, Canada Eastern Pacific, East cost of USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of California, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Northeast Atlantic, Philippines, Scandinavia, Skagerrak (North Sea), the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, West Coast USA, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 125 Meter
Size:: 0.39" - 1.57" (1cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 2,4 °F - 11,6 °F (2,4°C - 11,6°C)
Food:: Zooplankton
Tank:: 2.2 gal (~ 10L)
Difficulty:: Easy
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Caprella acanthifera
Caprella acanthogaster
Caprella alaskana
Caprella andreae
Caprella augusta
Caprella bathytatos
Caprella borealis
Caprella brevirostris
Caprella californica
Gespenstkrebschen, Skelettgarnele
Caprella carina
Caprella ciliata
Caprella constantina
Caprella cristibrachium
Caprella danilevskii
Caprella drepanochir
Caprella dubia
Caprella equilibra
Caprella erethizon
Caprella ferrea
Caprella fretensis
Caprella geometrica
Caprella gracilior
Caprella greenleyi
Caprella greenlyi
Caprella incisa
Caprella irregularis
Caprella kincaidi
Caprella laeviuscula
Caprella linearis
Europäischer Gespensterkrebs , Widderkrebs
Caprella mendax
Caprella microtuberculata
Caprella monocera
Caprella mutica
Skelettgarnele, Gespensterkrebs
Caprella natalensis
Caprella parapaulina
Caprella paulina
Caprella penantis
Caprella pilidigita
Caprella pilipalma
Caprella punctata
Caprella pustulata
Caprella rinki
Caprella rudiuscula
Caprella scabra
Caprella scaura
Caprella septentrionalis
Skelettgarnele, Gespensterkrebs
Caprella striata
Caprella trispinis
Caprella turberculata
Caprella ungulina
Caprella unica
Caprella uniforma
Caprella verrucosa

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-30 12:28:58
Last edit:: 2025-02-26 20:22:43

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Caprella linearis are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Caprella linearis, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Caprella linearis, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767)

Caprella linearis, also known as Linear Skeleton Shrimp, use their long pincers to catch zooplankton.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) >Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Amphipoda (Order) > Senticaudata (Suborder) > Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Caprelloidea (Superfamily) > Caprellidae (Family) > Caprellinae (Subfamily) > Caprella (Genus) > Caprella linearis (Species)

External links

Beach Explorer (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia Caprella mutica (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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