Caridina striata

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Caridina striata

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Atyidae
Genus: Caridina
Species:
C. striata
Binomial name
Caridina striata
von Rintelen & Cai, 2009[2]

Caridina striata is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. It is endemic to Lake Poso and Lake Towuti. Common names in the aquarium hobby are red line shrimp and red stripe shrimp. It is commonly found on rocky substrates.[1]

Threats

It is currently under threat by introduced species like the flowerhorn cichlid, organic pollution by the human activities and pollution caused by a nickel mine.[1]

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