1992 Volume 21 Pages 59-63
The lobsterette Nephropsis stewarti beronging to the family Nephropidae, were reared in the aquarium to observe habitat behavior of redused eye crustacea. Observations carried out during 1982 to 1984. All the specimens collected at 350-400m depth of Suruga Bay, off Heda Mura. Shizuoka prefecture, Japan were carried to Shimoda Marine Station Nihon University, Shimoda-Shi. Shizuoka and reared in the 1000 liter round shaped tank with running sea water. Water temperature kept at 10-12℃. The bottom of reared tank covered with fine sand. Alive starfish caught simultaneously, frozen fish and krill, alive seaurchin, artificial diet for carp were fed. Four lobsterette specimens were reared and most longest surviving period was 112 days. Remarkable habitat were, they did not show any respons to the light and walked around on the bottom through day and night but never burrowed like other animal of the Family Nephropidae. Of the diets examined, only the starfish was fed by animals. Although the feeding behavior was not observed directly.