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Family: Benthesicymidae benthesicymid shrimps



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43 species (see list below)
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Altelatipes carinatus
[]

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Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an

Amalopenaeus elegans Smith, 1882

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Amalopenaeus elegans
[]
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Bentheogennema borealis
[Northern blunt-tail shrimp]
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Bentheogennema burkenroadi
[Burkenroad blunt-tail shrimp]
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Bentheogennema corbariae
[]
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Bentheogennema intermedia
[]
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Bentheogennema pasithea
[]
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Bentheogennema stephenseni
[]
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Bentheogennema torbenwolffi
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus altus
[]
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Max. Length 15.7 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus armatus
[]
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Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus bartletti
[Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn]
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Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus brasiliensis
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Benthesicymus brevirostris
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus cereus
[]

Photo by Yap, Michael

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Benthesicymus crenatus Bate, 1881

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Benthesicymus crenatus
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Benthesicymus hjorti
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Max. Length 2.4 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus howensis
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Max. Length 9.0 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus investigatoris
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus iridescens
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Max. Length 4.3 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus laciniatus
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Max. Length 5.9 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus seymouri
[]
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Max. Length 4.0 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus strabus
[Prawns]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus tirmiziae
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus urinator
[]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
 
Benthoecetes tanneri
[Tanner's deep-water shrimp]
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Benthonectes filipes
[]
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Gennadas barbari
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Gennadas bouvieri
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Gennadas brevirostris
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Gennadas capensis
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Gennadas crassus
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Gennadas gilchristi
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Gennadas incertus
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Gennadas kempi
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Gennadas parvus
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Gennadas pectinatus
[]

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Southeast Atlantic and In

Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906

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Gennadas propinquus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, Jeff

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906

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Gennadas scutatus
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Gennadas sordidus
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Gennadas talismani
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Gennadas tinayrei
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Gennadas valens
[Valuable blunt-tail prawn]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Altelatipes carinatus Central Atlantic and Indo 1884
Amalopenaeus elegans Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an 1882
Bentheogennema borealis Northern blunt-tail shrimp Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1902
Bentheogennema burkenroadi Burkenroad blunt-tail shrimp Eastern Pacific, Northwes 1975
Bentheogennema corbariae Eastern Pacific, Northwes 2019
Bentheogennema intermedia Circumglobal. 1888
Bentheogennema pasithea Indo-Pacific. 1907
Bentheogennema stephenseni Indo-Pacific. 1940
Bentheogennema torbenwolffi Indo-Pacific. 2019
Benthesicymus altus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 12 TL 1881
Benthesicymus armatus Western Indian Ocean 15.7 TL 1905
Benthesicymus bartletti Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and Indo-West Pa 11.5 TL 1882
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Central Atlantic and Anta 15.2 TL 1881
Benthesicymus brevirostris Northwest Pacific. 1991
Benthesicymus cereus Southwest Pacific, Wester 7.6 TL 1936
Benthesicymus crenatus Pacific Ocean. 20 TL 1881
Benthesicymus hjorti Eastern Central Atlantic 1920
Benthesicymus howensis Western Pacific. 2.4 CL 2001
Benthesicymus investigatoris Indo-Pacific 9.0 TL 1899
Benthesicymus iridescens Atlantic and the Indo-Wes 15 TL 1881
Benthesicymus laciniatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 4.3 CL 1906
Benthesicymus seymouri Western Indian Ocean 5.9 CL 1960
Benthesicymus strabus Prawns Pacific Ocean. 4.0 CL 1936
Benthesicymus tirmiziae Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1978
Benthesicymus urinator Indo-Pacific 2.5 CL 1936
Benthoecetes tanneri Tanner's deep-water shrimp Eastern Pacific 13.5 TL 1893
Benthonectes filipes Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1885
Gennadas barbari Southeast Pacific 1990
Gennadas bouvieri Arctic, Atlantic and Indo 1909
Gennadas brevirostris Atlantic Ocean 1905
Gennadas capensis Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1925
Gennadas crassus Western Indian Ocean 1960
Gennadas gilchristi Southeast Atlantic and In 1925
Gennadas incertus Southeast Atlantic and In 1927
Gennadas kempi Southeast Atlantic and In 1914
Gennadas parvus Southeast Atlantic and In 1881
Gennadas pectinatus Eastern Central Pacific 1921
Gennadas propinquus Southeast Atlantic and In 1906
Gennadas scutatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1906
Gennadas sordidus Indo-Pacific 1910
Gennadas talismani Atlantic Ocean 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1906
Gennadas valens Valuable blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and the Mediterr 1884



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