List of brackish aquarium invertebrate species
This is a list of various
brackish aquariums kept by hobby aquarists. Some species are intentionally collected for their desirable aesthetic characteristics. Others are kept to serve a functional role such as consuming algae in the aquarium. Some species are present only incidentally or are pest
species.
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Arthropods
Crustaceans
Fiddler Crab, Uca pugnax[1]
Perisesarma bidens, Red Clawed Crab
Amano Shrimp/Yamato Shrimp, Caridina multidentata
Grass Shrimp/Glass Shrimp,
Palaemonetes paludosus
Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
Mollusca
Gastropods
Olive Nerite, Vittina usnea[2]
Cephalopods[3]
Lolliguncula is the only genus of cephalopods that is known to exist in brackish water. They can tolerate as low as 8.5 PPM of salt.
- Subgenus Loliopsis
- Dart squid, Lolliguncula diomedea
- Subgenus Lolliguncula
- Argus brief squid or Argus thumbstall squid, Lolliguncula argus
- Atlantic brief squid or Atlantic thumbstall squid, Lolliguncula brevis [4]
- Panama brief squid or Panama thumbstall squid, Lolliguncula panamensis
References
- ^ "Fiddler Crab (Uca pugnax)". The Aquarium Wiki. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Sprung, Julian (September 2003). "Aquarium Invertebrates: Nerites: Bleeding Tooth, Zebras, Checkers And More". Advanced Aquarist. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- PMID 24586371.
- ^ "Lolliguncula brevis | squid".