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Family: Pandalidae pandalid shrimps (See list of species below)

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8 species in Atlantic, Southwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Austropandalus grayi
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Heterocarpus oryx
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Pandalopsis ampla
[Deepwater bigeye]
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Pantomus parvulus
[Hinged longbeak]


Plesionika acanthonotus
[Lesser striped shrimp]


Plesionika edwardsii
[Soldier striped shrimp]
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Plesionika longipes
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Plesionika martia
[Golden shrimp]
8 Species of Family Pandalidae
(pandalid shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Austropandalus grayi Southern Oceans. Subtrop
Heterocarpus oryx Western Atlantic.
Pandalopsis ampla Deepwater bigeye Southern Ocean and the Ar 17 TL
Pantomus parvulus Hinged longbeak Western Atlantic Ocean.
Plesionika acanthonotus Lesser striped shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 8.5 TL
Plesionika edwardsii Soldier striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 4 CL
Plesionika longipes Western Atlantic.
Plesionika martia Golden shrimp Cosmopolitan 16.9 TL



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