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Family: Axiidae lobster shrimp



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147 species
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Acanthaxius amakusana
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Acanthaxius caespitosa
[Deep-water mud lobster]
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Acanthaxius formosa
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Acanthaxius gadaletae
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Acanthaxius grandis
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Acanthaxius hirsutimanus
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Acanthaxius kirkmilleri
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Acanthaxius miyazakiensis
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Acanthaxius polychaetes
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Acanthaxius sapulo
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Acanthaxius spinosissimus
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Allaxius clypeatus
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Allaxius picteti
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Allaxius princeps
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Allaxius sculptimanus
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Ambiaxius aberrans
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Ambiaxius alcocki
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Ambiaxius franklinae
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Ambiaxius meriman
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Ambiaxius tudak
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Anophthalmaxius eccoptodactylus
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Axiopsis baronai
[Baron mud lobster]
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Axiopsis bythos
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Axiopsis consobrina
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Axiopsis hirsutimana
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Axiopsis irregularis
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Axiopsis pica
[Lobster shrimp]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL

 
Axiopsis serratifrons
[Serrated axiid]
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Axiopsis tenuicornis
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Axiopsis tsushimaensis
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Axiorygma nethertoni
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Axius armatus
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Axius serratus
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Axius stirhynchus
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Bouvieraxius keiensis
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Bouvieraxius longipes
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Bouvieraxius rudis
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Bouvieraxius springeri
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Calastacus colpos
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Calastacus investigatoris
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Calastacus karamapim
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Calastacus laevis
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Calastacus mexicanus
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Calastacus stilirostris
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Calaxiopsis felix
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Calaxiopsis serrata
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Calaxius acutirostris
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Calaxius euophthalmus
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Calaxius inaequalis
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Calaxius jenneri
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Calaxius mimasensis
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Calaxius oxypleurus
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Calaxius pailoloensis
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Calaxius sibogae
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Calocarides capensis
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Calocarides coronatus
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Calocarides lev
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Calocarides longispinis
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Calocarides macphersoni
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Calocarides quinqueseriatus
[Keeled mud lobster]
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Calocarides rostriserratus
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Calocarides rudolfi
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Calocarides soyoi
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Calocarides spinulicauda
[Spiny-tailed lobster shrimp]
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Calocarides vigila
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Calocaris barnardi
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Calocaris caribbaeus
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Calocaris isochela
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Calocaris macandreae
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Calocaris templemani
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Coralaxius galapagensis
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Coralaxius indopacificus
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Coralaxius nodulosus
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Dorphinaxius kermadecensis
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Eiconaxius acutifrons
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Eiconaxius agassizi
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Eiconaxius albatrossae
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Eiconaxius andamanensis
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Eiconaxius antillensis
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Eiconaxius asper
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Eiconaxius baja
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Eiconaxius borradailei
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Eiconaxius budibudi
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Eiconaxius caribbaeus
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Eiconaxius carinatus
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Eiconaxius consobrinus
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Eiconaxius cristagalli
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Eiconaxius demani
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Eiconaxius ebisco
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Eiconaxius farreae
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Eiconaxius indicus
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Eiconaxius johannesi
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Eiconaxius kermadeci
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Eiconaxius kimbla
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Eiconaxius laccadivensis
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Eiconaxius mortenseni
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Eiconaxius parvus
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Eiconaxius rotundifrons
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Eiconaxius serratus
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Eiconaxius sibogae
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Eiconaxius singularis
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Eiconaxius weberi
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Eucalastacus torbeni
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Eutrichocheles crosnieri
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Eutrichocheles modestus
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Guyanacaris keralam
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Levantocaris hornungae
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Manaxius inhambane
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Manaxius iro
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Manaxius supia
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Marianaxius kroppi
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Montanaxius mediumquod
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Montanaxius vadensis
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Neaxiopsis euryrhynchus
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Neaxiopsis gundlachi
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Neaxiopsis orientalis
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Neaxius acanthus
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Neaxius glyptocercus
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Neaxius trondlei
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Neaxius vivesi
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Oxyrhynchaxius japonicus
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Oxyrhynchaxius tricarinatus
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Parascytoleptus tridens
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Paraxiopsis austrinus
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Paraxiopsis bisquamosa
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Paraxiopsis brocki
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Paraxiopsis defensus
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Paraxiopsis foveolata
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Paraxiopsis gracilimana
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Paraxiopsis granulimana
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Paraxiopsis hispida
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Paraxiopsis johnstoni
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Paraxiopsis kensleyi
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Paraxiopsis pindatyba
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Paraxiopsis pumilus
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Paraxiopsis spinipleura
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Paraxiopsis tomentosus
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Paraxiopsis tuamotu
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Paraxius altus
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Pillsburyaxius sisis
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Platyaxius brevirostris
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Scytoleptus barbatus
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Scytoleptus serripes
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Spongiaxius brucei
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Spongiaxius holthuisi
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Spongiaxius novaezealandiae
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Spongiaxius odontorhynchus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthaxius amakusana 1967
Acanthaxius caespitosa Deep-water mud lobster To be filled. 1979
Acanthaxius formosa Northwest Pacific 1998
Acanthaxius gadaletae Western Central Pacific. 2006
Acanthaxius grandis Northwest Pacific 1998
Acanthaxius hirsutimanus Western Central Atlantic 1972
Acanthaxius kirkmilleri Western Central Atlantic 1996
Acanthaxius miyazakiensis Western Pacific 1933
Acanthaxius polychaetes Western Pacific 1994
Acanthaxius sapulo Western Pacific 2020
Acanthaxius spinosissimus Central Pacific 1906
Allaxius clypeatus Central Pacific 1888
Allaxius picteti Central Pacific 1894
Allaxius princeps Central Pacific 1880
Allaxius sculptimanus Central Pacific 1942
Ambiaxius aberrans Central Pacific 1905
Ambiaxius alcocki Indo-Pacific. 1900
Ambiaxius franklinae Indo-Pacific. 1994
Ambiaxius meriman Indo-Pacific. 2020
Ambiaxius tudak Indo-Pacific. 2020
Anophthalmaxius eccoptodactylus Indo-Pacific. 1905
Axiopsis baronai Baron mud lobster Southeast Pacific 1977
Axiopsis bythos Southeast Pacific 1996
Axiopsis consobrina Pacific Ocean. 1905
Axiopsis hirsutimana Western Atlantic 1972
Axiopsis irregularis Western Atlantic 1930
Axiopsis pica Lobster shrimp Pacific Ocean. 2003
Axiopsis serratifrons Serrated axiid Circumtropical. 0.6 TL 1873
Axiopsis tenuicornis Circumtropical. 1905
Axiopsis tsushimaensis Circumtropical. 1992
Axiorygma nethertoni Western Central Atlantic 1988
Axius armatus Western Central Atlantic 1881
Axius serratus Western Central Atlantic 1852
Axius stirhynchus Western Central Atlantic 1815
Bouvieraxius keiensis Western Central Atlantic 1992
Bouvieraxius longipes Northeast Pacific 1905
Bouvieraxius rudis Indo-Pacific. 1906
Bouvieraxius springeri Pacific Ocean 1996
Calastacus colpos Western Central Atlantic 1996
Calastacus investigatoris Western Central Atlantic 1896
Calastacus karamapim Western Central Atlantic 2020
Calastacus laevis Western Central Atlantic 1972
Calastacus mexicanus Western Central Atlantic 1996
Calastacus stilirostris Western Central Atlantic 1893
Calaxiopsis felix Western Central Atlantic 1899
Calaxiopsis serrata Western Central Atlantic 1989
Calaxius acutirostris Indo-West Pacific 1989
Calaxius euophthalmus Indo-West Pacific 1905
Calaxius inaequalis Indo-West Pacific 1901
Calaxius jenneri Indo-West Pacific 1974
Calaxius mimasensis Indo-West Pacific 1967
Calaxius oxypleurus Western Central Atlantic. 1974
Calaxius pailoloensis Western Central Atlantic. 1906
Calaxius sibogae Pacific Ocean 1925
Calocarides capensis Pacific Ocean 1996
Calocarides coronatus Northeast Atlantic 1904
Calocarides lev Northeast Atlantic 1989
Calocarides longispinis Northeast Atlantic 1901
Calocarides macphersoni Northeast Atlantic 1996
Calocarides quinqueseriatus Keeled mud lobster Eastern Central Pacific 1902
Calocarides rostriserratus Eastern Central Pacific 1977
Calocarides rudolfi Eastern Central Pacific 1989
Calocarides soyoi Northwest Pacific 1933
Calocarides spinulicauda Spiny-tailed lobster shrimp Eastern Pacific 1902
Calocarides vigila Eastern Pacific 1992
Calocaris barnardi Eastern Pacific 1914
Calocaris caribbaeus Western Central Atlantic. 1996
Calocaris isochela Western Central Atlantic. 1989
Calocaris macandreae Northeast Atlantic. 1853
Calocaris templemani Northeast Atlantic. 1965
Coralaxius galapagensis Southeast Pacific 1994
Coralaxius indopacificus Southeast Pacific 1994
Coralaxius nodulosus Western Central Atlantic 1877
Dorphinaxius kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 1911
Eiconaxius acutifrons Southwest Pacific 1888
Eiconaxius agassizi Western Central Atlantic. 1905
Eiconaxius albatrossae Arctic and Canada. 1996
Eiconaxius andamanensis Arctic and Canada. 1901
Eiconaxius antillensis Western Central Atlantic. 1905
Eiconaxius asper Western Central Atlantic. 1906
Eiconaxius baja Western Central Atlantic. 1996
Eiconaxius borradailei Western Central Atlantic 1905
Eiconaxius budibudi Western Central Atlantic 2020
Eiconaxius caribbaeus Western Central Atlantic. 1896
Eiconaxius carinatus Western Central Atlantic. 1925
Eiconaxius consobrinus Western Central Atlantic. 1907
Eiconaxius cristagalli Southeast Pacific 1893
Eiconaxius demani Southeast Pacific 1992
Eiconaxius ebisco Southeast Pacific 2020
Eiconaxius farreae Southeast Pacific 1891
Eiconaxius indicus Southeast Pacific 1907
Eiconaxius johannesi Southeast Pacific 2020
Eiconaxius kermadeci Southwest Pacific 1888
Eiconaxius kimbla Southwest Pacific 1996
Eiconaxius laccadivensis Southwest Pacific 1901
Eiconaxius mortenseni Southwest Pacific 1992
Eiconaxius parvus Western Pacific 1888
Eiconaxius rotundifrons Western Central Atlantic. 1905
Eiconaxius serratus Western Central Atlantic. 2020
Eiconaxius sibogae Western Central Pacific 1925
Eiconaxius singularis Western Central Pacific 1983
Eiconaxius weberi Western Central Pacific 1907
Eucalastacus torbeni Western Central Pacific 1992
Eutrichocheles crosnieri Western Central Pacific 1998
Eutrichocheles modestus Eastern Central Atlantic 1796
Guyanacaris keralam Eastern Central Atlantic 2022
Levantocaris hornungae Mediterranean Sea 1993
Manaxius inhambane Mediterranean Sea 2020
Manaxius iro Mediterranean Sea 2020
Manaxius supia Mediterranean Sea 2020
Marianaxius kroppi Mediterranean Sea 1996
Montanaxius mediumquod Southwest Indian Ocean. 2016
Montanaxius vadensis Southwest Indian Ocean. 2020
Neaxiopsis euryrhynchus Southwest Indian Ocean. 1905
Neaxiopsis gundlachi Southwest Indian Ocean. 1872
Neaxiopsis orientalis Southwest Indian Ocean. 1925
Neaxius acanthus Indo-Pacific. 1878
Neaxius glyptocercus Indo-Pacific. 1868
Neaxius trondlei Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Neaxius vivesi Eastern Central Pacific 1895
Oxyrhynchaxius japonicus Northwest Pacific 1917
Oxyrhynchaxius tricarinatus Western Central Pacific. 2006
Parascytoleptus tridens Indo-Pacific. 1906
Paraxiopsis austrinus Indo-Pacific. 1994
Paraxiopsis bisquamosa Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Paraxiopsis brocki Indo-Pacific 1887
Paraxiopsis defensus Indo-Pacific 1901
Paraxiopsis foveolata Western Central Atlantic 1996
Paraxiopsis gracilimana Western Central Atlantic. 1996
Paraxiopsis granulimana Western Central Atlantic. 1996
Paraxiopsis hispida Western Central Atlantic 1996
Paraxiopsis johnstoni Western Central Atlantic 1926
Paraxiopsis kensleyi Western Central Atlantic 2021
Paraxiopsis pindatyba Western Central Atlantic 1991
Paraxiopsis pumilus Western Central Atlantic 1994
Paraxiopsis spinipleura Western Central Atlantic 1996
Paraxiopsis tomentosus Western Central Atlantic 2020
Paraxiopsis tuamotu Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Paraxius altus Eastern Central Pacific 1888
Pillsburyaxius sisis Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Platyaxius brevirostris Eastern Central Pacific 1994
Scytoleptus barbatus Eastern Indian Ocean 2011
Scytoleptus serripes Indo-West Pacific 1856
Spongiaxius brucei Indo-West Pacific 1987
Spongiaxius holthuisi Indo-West Pacific 2010
Spongiaxius novaezealandiae Southwest Pacific 1916
Spongiaxius odontorhynchus Southwest Pacific 1905



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