Giant pistol shrimp - Oniteppo ebi

Japanese: オニテッポウエビ - おにてっぽうえび
Giant pistol shrimp - Oniteppo ebi

... Generally, pistol shrimps are very similar in appearance and difficult to distinguish. The giant pistol shrimp A. rapax (body length 5.5 cm), which is closely related to the pistol shrimp and lives in a similar habitat, has even stronger pincers on the first thoracic leg. The first thoracic leg of the two-lobed pistol shrimp A. bisincisus (body length 3.5 cm), which is commonly found on gravel bottoms, is cylindrical and has a horizontal groove on the palm.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "giant pistol shrimp" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… テッポウエビ類は一般に形態がよく似ていて,見分けにくい。テッポウエビにごく近縁で,生息場所もほぼ同様なオニテッポウエビA.rapax(体長5.5cm)は第1胸脚のはさみがさらに強大である。れき底に多いフタミゾテッポウエビA.bisincisus(体長3.5cm)の第1胸脚は円筒形で,掌部に1本の横溝がある。…

※「オニテッポウエビ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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