
Boxing Shrimps: Genus Stenopus
Banded Coral Shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, in classic upside-down pose. Image: Scott W. Michael
THE ENIGMATIC BOXING SHRIMPGENUS STENOPUS
Crustaceans in the Shadows
by Scott W. Michael
CORAL MagazineSeptember/October 2020
References
Ajendran, R., Saini, M. Dua, S., Saini, D., Kumar, D., Yadav, P.S. and Sleokar, N.L…

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