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Family: Caprellidae skeleton shrimps



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120 species (see list below)
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Aciconula australiensis
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Aciconula tinggiensis
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Aeginella longicornis
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Aeginella spinosa
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Aeginina aenigmatica
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Aeginina longicornis
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Southern Ocean

Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926

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Aeginoides gaussi
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Caprella acanthifera
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Caprella acanthogaster
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Caprella aequlibra
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Caprella alaskana
[Alaskan skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella andreae
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Caprella bathytatos
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Caprella borealis
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Caprella brevirostris
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Caprella californica
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Caprella carina
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Caprella ciliata
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Caprella constantina
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Caprella cristibrachium
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Caprella danilevskii
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Caprella drepanochir
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Caprella dubia
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Caprella equilibra
[Skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella erethizon
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Caprella ferrea
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Caprella fretensis
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Caprella gracilior
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Caprella grandimana
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Caprella greenleyi
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Caprella hakuhoae
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Caprella hirayamai
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Caprella hirsuta
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Caprella incisa
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Caprella irregularis
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Caprella kincaidi
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Caprella laeviuscula
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Caprella linearis
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Caprella liparotensis
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Caprella manneringi
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Caprella mendax
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Caprella microtuberculata
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Caprella monocera
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Caprella mutica
[Japanese skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella natalensis
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Caprella nojimaensis
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Caprella parapaulina
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Caprella paulina
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Caprella penantis
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Caprella pilipalma
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Caprella punctata
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Caprella pustulata
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Caprella rinki
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Caprella scabra
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Western Pacific and South

Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836

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Caprella scaura
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Caprella septentrionalis
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Caprella simia
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Caprella striata
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Caprella trispinis
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Caprella ungulina
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Caprella unica
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Caprella uniforma
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Caprella verrucosa
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Caprellaporema subantarctica
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Caprellina longicollis
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Caprellinoides mayeri
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Caprellinoides singularis
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Southern Oceans

Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888

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Caprellinoides tristanensis
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Deutella mazatlanensis
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Deutella pseudoincerta
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Dodecas elongata
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Dodecasella elegans
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Dodecasella georgiana
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Jigurru vailhoggett
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Liropus gracilis
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Liropus nelsonae
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Metacaprella anomala
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Metacaprella horrida
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Metacaprella kennerlyi
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Metaproto novaehollandiae
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Monoliropus concavimanus
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Monoliropus kazemii
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Noculacia australiensis
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Notoprotella pearce
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Orthoprotella australis
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Orthoprotella mayeri
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Paedaridium miserum
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Paradeutella laevis
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Paradeutella spinosa
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Paraprotella prima
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Paraproto mccaini
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Paraproto murrayae
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Parvipalpina verrucosa
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Parvipalpus colemani
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Parvipalpus major
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Proaeginina norvegica
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Protella similis
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Protella trilobata
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Protellina arctica
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Protellina ingolfi
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Protellopsis kergueleni
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Protoaeginella muriculata
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Protoaeginella spinipoda
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Protomima imitatrix
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Protoplesius enigma
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Protoplesius falx
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Pseudocaprellina pambanensis
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Pseudoprellicana johnsoni
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Pseudoprotella phasma
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Pseudoprotella soela
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Pseudoproto fallax
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Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi
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Pseudoprotomima hurleyi
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Quadrisegmentum lowryi
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Quadrisegmentum triangulum
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Semidodecas beuroisi
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Symmetrella arnaudi
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Thorina elongata
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Thorina spinosa
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Tropicaprella minuta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aciconula australiensis Western Central Pacific 2004
Aciconula tinggiensis Western Central Pacific 2019
Aeginella longicornis Western Central Pacific
Aeginella spinosa Arctic and Northwest Atla 1861
Aeginina aenigmatica Arctic and Northwest Atla 1972
Aeginina longicornis Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Aeginoides gaussi Southern Ocean 1926
Caprella acanthifera Northeast Atlantic and th 1814
Caprella acanthogaster Northeast Atlantic and th
Caprella aequlibra Northwest Pacific 1818
Caprella alaskana Alaskan skeleton shrimp Eastern Pacific 1903
Caprella andreae Atlantic Ocean 1890
Caprella bathytatos Northeast Pacific. 1998
Caprella borealis Northeast Pacific. 1903
Caprella brevirostris Northeast Pacific. 1903
Caprella californica Northeast Pacific. 1857
Caprella carina Northeast Pacific. 1903
Caprella ciliata Arctic and Northwest Atla 1883
Caprella constantina Arctic and Northwest Atla 1903
Caprella cristibrachium Arctic and Northwest Atla 1903
Caprella danilevskii Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1868
Caprella drepanochir Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1890
Caprella dubia Arctic and Northwest Atla 1887
Caprella equilibra Skeleton shrimp Pacific Ocean, Western Ce 1818
Caprella erethizon Pacific Ocean, Western Ce 1901
Caprella ferrea Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella fretensis Northeast Pacific 1878
Caprella gracilior Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella grandimana Mediterranean Sea 1882
Caprella greenleyi Mediterranean Sea 1969
Caprella hakuhoae Mediterranean Sea 2019
Caprella hirayamai Northwest Pacific 2003
Caprella hirsuta Mediterranean Sea 1890
Caprella incisa Mediterranean Sea 1903
Caprella irregularis Northeast Pacific 1890
Caprella kincaidi Northeast Pacific 1904
Caprella laeviuscula Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella linearis Northwest Pacific, Northe 1767
Caprella liparotensis Mediterranean Sea 1879
Caprella manneringi Southwest Pacific 1979
Caprella mendax Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella microtuberculata Arctic.
Caprella monocera Arctic.
Caprella mutica Japanese skeleton shrimp Asia outside Western Pale 1935
Caprella natalensis Asia outside Western Pale 1903
Caprella nojimaensis Asia outside Western Pale 2021
Caprella parapaulina Asia outside Western Pale
Caprella paulina Asia outside Western Pale 1903
Caprella penantis Widespread. 1814
Caprella pilipalma Widespread. 1953
Caprella punctata Widespread.
Caprella pustulata Northeast Pacific 1970
Caprella rinki Arctic and Northwest Atla 1917
Caprella scabra Arctic and Northwest Atla 1904
Caprella scaura Western Pacific and South 1836
Caprella septentrionalis Northwest Pacific, Arctic 1838
Caprella simia Northwest Pacific, Arctic 1903
Caprella striata Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella trispinis Northeast Pacific 1889
Caprella ungulina Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella unica Northeast Pacific 1903
Caprella uniforma Northeast Pacific 1915
Caprella verrucosa Northeast Pacific 1872
Caprellaporema subantarctica Southwest Pacific 2003
Caprellina longicollis Southwest Pacific 1849
Caprellinoides mayeri Southern Ocean 1888
Caprellinoides singularis Antarctic Atlantic 2001
Caprellinoides tristanensis Southern Oceans 1888
Deutella mazatlanensis Southern Oceans 2019
Deutella pseudoincerta Southern Oceans 2021
Dodecas elongata Southern Oceans 1883
Dodecasella elegans Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Southern Oceans 1931
Jigurru vailhoggett Western Central Pacific 2006
Liropus gracilis North Atlantic. 1927
Liropus nelsonae Southwest Atlantic 2003
Metacaprella anomala Northeast Pacific 1903
Metacaprella horrida Arctic and Northwest Atla 1877
Metacaprella kennerlyi Northeast Pacific 1864
Metaproto novaehollandiae Indo-West Pacific 1879
Monoliropus concavimanus Northwest Pacific 2008
Monoliropus kazemii Western Indian Ocean 2013
Noculacia australiensis Western Central Pacific 2002
Notoprotella pearce Western Central Pacific 2006
Orthoprotella australis Western Central Pacific 1880
Orthoprotella mayeri Southwest Pacific and Sou 1916
Paedaridium miserum Western Central Pacific 1903
Paradeutella laevis Western Central Pacific 1903
Paradeutella spinosa Western Pacific 1903
Paraprotella prima Western Pacific
Paraproto mccaini Antarctic Atlantic 2015
Paraproto murrayae Antarctic Atlantic 2020
Parvipalpina verrucosa Arctic. 1944
Parvipalpus colemani Southwest Atlantic 2003
Parvipalpus major North Atlantic and the Me 1941
Proaeginina norvegica Arctic and Northwest Atla 1931
Protella similis Western Central Pacific 1903
Protella trilobata Subantarctic 1971
Protellina arctica Arctic 1974
Protellina ingolfi Arctic. 1944
Protellopsis kergueleni Southern Ocean 1888
Protoaeginella muriculata Northern Atlantic. 1972
Protoaeginella spinipoda Northern Atlantic. 1996
Protomima imitatrix Northwest Pacific 1903
Protoplesius enigma Western Central Pacific 1903
Protoplesius falx Western Pacific. 1903
Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Indo-West Pacific. 1927
Pseudoprellicana johnsoni Western Central Pacific 2006
Pseudoprotella phasma Cosmopolitan. 1804
Pseudoprotella soela Western Central Pacific 2004
Pseudoproto fallax Western Central Pacific 1903
Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi Antarctic Atlantic 1971
Pseudoprotomima hurleyi Subantarctic and Southern 1969
Quadrisegmentum lowryi Western Central Pacific 2006
Quadrisegmentum triangulum Indo-West Pacific 1988
Semidodecas beuroisi Western Indian Ocean 1995
Symmetrella arnaudi Western Indian Ocean 1995
Thorina elongata Northern Atlantic. 1972
Thorina spinosa Arctic and Northern Atlan 1944
Tropicaprella minuta Northwest Pacific 2003



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