Feeding behavior of Harlequin Shrimp <i>Hymenocera picta</i> Dana, 1852 (Hymenoceridae) on Sea Star Linckia laevigata (Ophidiasteridae)

Caridean shrimps did not display any selective feeding regimes. However, the shrimp belongs the genus Hymenocera (Caridea: Hymenoceridae) exclusively feeds on starfish, causes potential crisis to the hobbyists those wish to accommodate them in reef aquaria. The present observation deals with the doc...

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Main Authors: S. Prakash, T.T.A. Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1519