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Caridina
Sign in to saveCaridina is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimp. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are filter-feeders and omnivorous scavengers. They range from 0.9 to 9.8 mm (C. cantonensis) to 1.2–7.4 mm (C. serrata) in carapace length.
Species
caridine
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyAtyidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 550
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Atyidae
- Collections
- USNM, UMZC, NMV, AM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Palau, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, United States
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Caridina is a genus of freshwater atyid shrimp. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are filter-feeders and omnivorous scavengers. They range from 0.9 to 9.8 mm (C. cantonensis) to 1.2–7.4 mm (C. serrata) in carapace length.
==Taxonomy and species== thumb|Caridina serratirostris, a widespread freshwater species from the [[Indo-Pacific region]] thumb|Caridina dennerli, one of several species restricted to the Indonesian island of [[Sulawesi]] thumb|Caridina cantonensis is widely kept in aquariums and several color forms have been achieved through [[selective breeding]]
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