Heterocarpus
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Heterocarpus
A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
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| Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881 |
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Heterocarpus is a genus of deep-sea shrimp, mainly of tropical areas all over the world.
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Description
Heterocarpus is characterised by the highly unequal second pair of pereiopods: one side is long and thin and the other is short but stronger, besides the carapace with one or more longitudinal carinae.[1][2]
Species
So far, 30 species have been described for this genus, Heterocarpus ensifer being the type species. The described species of this genus are:
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- Heterocarpus abulbus Yang, Chan & Chu, 2010
- Heterocarpus affins Faxon, 1893
- Heterocarpus alexandri A. Milne-Edwards, 1883
- Heterocarpus amacula Crosnier, 1988
- Heterocarpus calmani Crosnier, 1988
- Heterocarpus chani Li, 2006
- Heterocarpus corona Yang, Chan & Chu, 2010
- Heterocarpus cutressi Monterossa, 1988
- Heterocarpus dorsalis Bate, 1888
- Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
- Heterocarpus inopinatus Tavares, 1999
- Heterocarpus intermedius Crosnier, 1999
- Heterocarpus gibbosus Bate, 1888
- Heterocarpus grimaldii A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900
- Heterocarpus hayashii Crosnier, 1988
- Heterocarpus hostilis Faxon, 1893
- Heterocarpus laevigatus Bate, 1888
- Heterocarpus lepidus De Man, 1917
- Heterocarpus longirostris McGilchrist, 1905
- Heterocarpus neisi Burukovsky, 1986
- Heterocarpus oryx A. Milne-Edwards, 1881
- Heterocarpus parvispina Crosnier, 1988
- Heterocarpus reedi Bahamondi, 1955
- Heterocarpus sibogae De Man, 1917
- Heterocarpus signatus Rathbun, 1906
- Heterocarpus tenuidentatus Crosnier, 2006
- Heterocarpus tricarinatus Alcock & Anderson, 1894
- Heterocarpus unicarinatus Borradeile, 1915
- Heterocarpus woodmasoni Alcock, 1901
- Heterocarpus vicarius Faxon, 1893
Ecology
Many Heterocarpus shrimp are known for using bioluminescence as a defense, spitting it on predators.[3] Studies about their feeding habits,[4] and the fact that they may be found in the stomach contents of some pelagic sharks[5] and other fishes[6] is interpreted as they have benthic habits, but they do migrations to the water column at night. Some species of this genus have high fishery potential, such as H. reedi [7] and H. laevigatus.[8]
References
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