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Asian Tadpole Shrimp
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Asian Tadpole Shrimp

Triops granarius

Triops granarius is a species of tadpole shrimps with a broad distribution from Africa and the Middle East to China and Japan. They have elongated bodies and large flaps. Triops granarius can be kept as pets in home aquaria. Their life expectancy is up to 90 days, and in that time they can grow more than 6 cm in length.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60405.