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Family: Crangonidae crangonid shrimps



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105 species (see list below)
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Aegaeon boschii
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and the

Aegaeon cataphractus (Olivi, 1792)

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Aegaeon cataphractus
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887)

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Aegaeon lacazei
[Hardshell shrimp]
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Aegaeon rathbuni
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Argis alaskensis
[Alaska argid]
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Argis californiensis
[Slope argid]
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Argis crassa
[Rough argid]
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Argis dentata
[Arctic argid]
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Argis lar
[Kuro shrimp]
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Argis levior
[Nelson argid]
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Argis ovifer
[Spliteye argid]
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Crangon affinis
[Hakodate sand shrimp]
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Crangon alaskensis
[Alaska shrimp]
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Crangon alba
[Stout Crangon]
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Crangon allmanni
[Allman's Crangon]

Photo by FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 8.9 cm TL
Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Crangon crangon
[Common shrimp]
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Crangon dalli
[Ridged Crangon]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Crangon franciscorum
[California Bay shrimp]
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Crangon handi
[]
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Crangon holmesi
[Holmes Bay shrimp]
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Crangon nigricauda
[Blacktail bay shrimp]
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Crangon nigromaculata
[Blackspotted bay shrimp]
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Crangon septemspinosa
[Sevenspine bay shrimp]
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Crangon uritai
[]
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Lissocrangon stylirostris
[Smooth bay shrimp]
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Lissosabinea armata
[]
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Lissosabinea indica
[]
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Lissosabinea tridentata
[]
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Lissosabinea unispinosa
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Mesocrangon intermedia
[Northern spinyhead]
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Mesocrangon munitella
[Miniature spinyhead]
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Metacrangon acclivis
[Forked spinyhead]
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Metacrangon agassizii
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Metacrangon hayashii
[]
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Metacrangon jacqueti
[]
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Metacrangon kaiko
[]
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Metacrangon latirostris
[]
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Metacrangon munita
[Coastal spinyhead]
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Metacrangon novaguinea
[]
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Metacrangon procax
[]
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Metacrangon punctata
[]
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Metacrangon ryukyu
[]
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Metacrangon spinirostris
[]
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Metacrangon spinosissima
[Southern spinyhead]
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Metacrangon variabilis
[Deepsea spinyhead]
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Neocrangon abyssorum
[Abyssal crangon]
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Neocrangon communis
[Twospine crangon]
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Neocrangon joloensis
[]
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Neocrangon resima
[Flagnose bay shrimp]
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Notocrangon antarcticus
[]
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Paracrangon areolata
[]
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Paracrangon echinata
[Horned shrimp]
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Parapontocaris aspera
[]
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Parapontocaris caribbaea
[]
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Parapontocaris levigata
[]
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Parapontocaris vicina
[]
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Parapontophilus abyssi
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Parapontophilus caledonicus
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Parapontophilus cornutus
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Parapontophilus cyrton
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Parapontophilus demani
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Parapontophilus difficilis
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Parapontophilus grandis
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Parapontophilus junceus
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Parapontophilus juxta
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Parapontophilus longirostris
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Philocheras acutirostratus
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Philocheras bispinosus
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Philocheras breviflagella
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Philocheras echinulatus
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Philocheras fasciatus
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Philocheras gardenensis
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Philocheras gorei
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Philocheras incisus
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Philocheras japonicus
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Philocheras lowisi
[]
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Philocheras monacanthus
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Philocheras nikiforovi
[]
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Philocheras parvirostris
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Philocheras pilosus
[]
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Philocheras sculptus
[]
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Philocheras simulans
[]
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Philocheras trispinosus
[]
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Pontocaris hilarula
[]
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Pontocaris major
[]
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Pontocaris pennata
[Feather shrimp]
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Pontocaris propensalata
[]
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Pontocaris sibogae
[]
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Pontophilus brevirostris
[]
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Pontophilus gracilis
[]
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Pontophilus norvegicus
[Norwegian shrimp]
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Pontophilus orientalis
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Pontophilus spinosus (Leach, 1815)

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Pontophilus spinosus
[Spiny shrimp]
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Prionocrangon paucispina
[]
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Prionocrangon pectinata
[]
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Pseudopontophilus serratus
[]
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Rhynocrangon alata
[Saddleback shrimp]
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Rhynocrangon sharpi
[]
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Sabinea hystrix
[]
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Sabinea sarsii
[Sars shrimp]
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Sabinea septemcarinata
[Sevenline shrimp]
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Sclerocrangon atrox
[]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Northern Pacific, Northea

Sclerocrangon boreas (Phipps, 1774)

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Sclerocrangon boreas
[Sculptured shrimp]
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Sclerocrangon ferox
[]
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Sclerocrangon salebrosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aegaeon boschii Southern Oceans 1988
Aegaeon cataphractus Eastern Atlantic and the 1792
Aegaeon lacazei Hardshell shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 5.5 TL 1887
Aegaeon rathbuni Pacific Ocean. 1918
Argis alaskensis Alaska argid Eastern Pacific 1882
Argis californiensis Slope argid Eastern Pacific. 1902
Argis crassa Rough argid Eastern Pacific and the A 1899
Argis dentata Arctic argid Eastern Pacific, Northern 1902
Argis lar Kuro shrimp Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1839
Argis levior Nelson argid Eastern Pacific 1902
Argis ovifer Spliteye argid Eastern Pacific. 1902
Crangon affinis Hakodate sand shrimp Northwest Pacific 1849
Crangon alaskensis Alaska shrimp Eastern Pacific 1877
Crangon alba Stout Crangon Eastern Pacific. 1900
Crangon allmanni Allman's Crangon Northeast Atlantic 1860
Crangon crangon Common shrimp Northeast Atlantic and th 8.9 TL 1758
Crangon dalli Ridged Crangon Eastern Pacific and the A 1902
Crangon franciscorum California Bay shrimp Eastern Pacific 8 TL 1856
Crangon handi Eastern Pacific 1977
Crangon holmesi Holmes Bay shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Crangon nigricauda Blacktail bay shrimp Eastern Pacific 1856
Crangon nigromaculata Blackspotted bay shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1877
Crangon septemspinosa Sevenspine bay shrimp Northwest Atlantic 1818
Crangon uritai Northwest Pacific 1999
Lissocrangon stylirostris Smooth bay shrimp Eastern Pacific 1900
Lissosabinea armata Western Central Pacific. 2006
Lissosabinea indica Indo-West Pacific 1918
Lissosabinea tridentata Western Atlantic. 1970
Lissosabinea unispinosa Western Central Pacific. 2006
Mesocrangon intermedia Northern spinyhead Eastern Pacific. 1860
Mesocrangon munitella Miniature spinyhead Eastern Pacific 1898
Metacrangon acclivis Forked spinyhead East Pacific. 1902
Metacrangon agassizii East Pacific. 1882
Metacrangon hayashii East Pacific. 2020
Metacrangon jacqueti East Pacific. 1881
Metacrangon kaiko Northwest Pacific 2018
Metacrangon latirostris Northwest Pacific 2020
Metacrangon munita Coastal spinyhead Eastern Pacific 1852
Metacrangon novaguinea Eastern Pacific 2020
Metacrangon procax Eastern Pacific 1893
Metacrangon punctata Eastern Pacific 2012
Metacrangon ryukyu Northwest Pacific 2018
Metacrangon spinirostris Northwest Pacific 1902
Metacrangon spinosissima Southern spinyhead East Pacific. 1902
Metacrangon variabilis Deepsea spinyhead East Pacific. 1902
Neocrangon abyssorum Abyssal crangon Eastern Pacific 1902
Neocrangon communis Twospine crangon Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1899
Neocrangon joloensis Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1929
Neocrangon resima Flagnose bay shrimp Pacific Ocean and the Arc 1902
Notocrangon antarcticus Southern Oceans 1887
Paracrangon areolata Eastern Pacific 1893
Paracrangon echinata Horned shrimp Eastern Pacific 1852
Parapontocaris aspera Indo-West Pacific 1984
Parapontocaris caribbaea Western Central Atlantic. 1927
Parapontocaris levigata Indo-West Pacific 1984
Parapontocaris vicina Western Central Atlantic. 1983
Parapontophilus abyssi Indo-Atlantic 1884
Parapontophilus caledonicus Western Central Pacific. 2008
Parapontophilus cornutus Eastern Central Pacific 2008
Parapontophilus cyrton Western Central Pacific. 2008
Parapontophilus demani Pacific Ocean. 1984
Parapontophilus difficilis Western Central Pacific. 2008
Parapontophilus grandis Western Central Pacific. 2020
Parapontophilus junceus Indo-Pacific. 1888
Parapontophilus juxta Indo-Pacific. 2008
Parapontophilus longirostris Indo-Pacific. 2008
Philocheras acutirostratus Southeast Pacific and Sou 1960
Philocheras bispinosus Northeast Atlantic
Philocheras breviflagella Eastern Central Pacific 2001
Philocheras echinulatus Northeast Atlantic 1861
Philocheras fasciatus Northeast Atlantic 1816
Philocheras gardenensis Eastern Indian Ocean 2018
Philocheras gorei Western Central Atlantic. 1980
Philocheras incisus Indo-West Pacific 1916
Philocheras japonicus Western Pacific 1902
Philocheras lowisi Indo-West Pacific 1916
Philocheras monacanthus Mediterranean 1961
Philocheras nikiforovi Southeast Pacific 1990
Philocheras parvirostris Indo-West Pacific 1916
Philocheras pilosus Indo-West Pacific 1916
Philocheras sculptus Mediterranean Sea. 1847
Philocheras simulans Mediterranean Sea. 2020
Philocheras trispinosus Northeast Atlantic and th 1835
Pontocaris hilarula Western Central Pacific 1918
Pontocaris major Western Central Pacific 1996
Pontocaris pennata Feather shrimp Western Pacific 1888
Pontocaris propensalata Western Pacific 1888
Pontocaris sibogae Western Pacific 1918
Pontophilus brevirostris Western Atlantic. Boreal 1881
Pontophilus gracilis Western Central Pacific a 1882
Pontophilus norvegicus Norwegian shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 1861
Pontophilus orientalis Indo-West Pacific 1893
Pontophilus spinosus Spiny shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 5.2 TL 1815
Prionocrangon paucispina Eastern Atlantic and the 2005
Prionocrangon pectinata Western Central Atlantic. 1896
Pseudopontophilus serratus Western Central Pacific. 2004
Rhynocrangon alata Saddleback shrimp Eastern Pacific 1902
Rhynocrangon sharpi Eastern Pacific 1895
Sabinea hystrix Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 1881
Sabinea sarsii Sars shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 1879
Sabinea septemcarinata Sevenline shrimp Eastern Pacific, Northern 1824
Sclerocrangon atrox Eastern Pacific 1893
Sclerocrangon boreas Sculptured shrimp Northern Pacific, Northea 1774
Sclerocrangon ferox Northeast Atlantic and th 1877
Sclerocrangon salebrosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1839



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