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Family: Hippolytidae cock shrimps



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132 species
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Alope spinifrons
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Bythocaris biruli
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Bythocaris cryonesus
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Bythocaris curvirostris
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Bythocaris floridensis
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Bythocaris gorei
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Bythocaris gracilis
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Bythocaris irene
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Bythocaris leucopis
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Bythocaris miserabilis
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Bythocaris nana
[]
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Bythocaris payeri
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Bythocaris simplicirostris
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Calliasmata pholidata
[Hawaiian hypogeal shrimp]
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Caridion gordoni
[Bigclaw hippolyte]
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Caridion steveni
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Chorismus antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887)

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Chorismus antarcticus
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Chorismus tuberculatus
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Eualus avinus
[Beaked eualid]
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Eualus barbatus
[Barbed eualid]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Arctic and Northeast Paci

Eualus belcheri (Bell, 1855)

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Eualus belcheri
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Eualus berkeleyorum
[Berkeley eualid]
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Eualus biunguis
[Deepsea eualid]
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Eualus bulychevae
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Eualus butleri
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Eualus dozei
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Eualus drachi
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Eualus fabricii
[Arctic eualid]
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Eualus gaimardii
[Circumpolar eualid]
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Eualus herdmani
[Herdman eualid]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Continental She

Eualus kinzeri Tiefenbacher, 1990

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Eualus kinzeri
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Eualus leptognathus
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Eualus lineatus
[Striped eulid]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Eastern Pacific and Arcti

Eualus macilentus (Krøyer, 1841)

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Eualus macilentus
[Greenland shrimp]
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Eualus macropthalmus
[Bigeye eulid]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic

Eualus occultus (Lebour, 1936)

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Eualus occultus
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Eualus pusiolus
[Doll eualid]
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Eualus ratmanovi
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Eualus sinensis
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Eualus stoneyi
[Comb-beak eualid]
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Eualus subtilis
[Pygmy eualid]
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Eualus suckleyi
[Shortscale eualid]
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Eualus townsendi
[Townsend eualid]
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Exhippolysmata ensirostris
[Hunter shrimp]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL

 
Exhippolysmata hastatoides
[Companion shrimp]
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Exhippolysmata oplophoroides
[Redleg humpback shrimp]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL

 
Gelastocaris paronae
[Paron shrimp]
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Gelastreutes crosnieri
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Heptacarpus brachydactylus
[Island coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus brevirostris
[Stout coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus camtschaticus
[Northern coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus carinatus
[Smalleye coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus decorus
[Elegant coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus flexus
[Slenderbeak coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus franciscanus
[Franciscan coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus fuscimaculatus
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Heptacarpus futilirostris
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Heptacarpus geniculatus
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Heptacarpus herdmani
[Herdman coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus kincaidi
[Kincaid coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus littoralis
[Bigeye coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus maxillipes
[Aleutian coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus moseri
[Alaska coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus palpator
[Intertidal coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus paludicola
[California coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus pandaloides
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Heptacarpus pictus
[Redbanded clear shrimp]
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Heptacarpus pugettensis
[Puget coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus sitchensis
[Sitka coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus stimpsoni
[Stimpson coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus stylus
[Stiletto coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus taylori
[Taylor coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus tenuissimus
[Slender coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus tridens
[Threespine coastal shrimp]
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Hippolysmata wurdemanni
[Veined shrimp]
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Hippolyte acuta
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Hippolyte californiensis
[California green shrimp]
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Hippolyte caradina
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Hippolyte cedrici
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Hippolyte chacei
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Hippolyte clarki
[Kelp humpback shrimp]
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Hippolyte coerulescens
[Cerulean sargassum shrimp]
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Hippolyte edmondsoni
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Hippolyte holthuisi
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Hippolyte karenae
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Hippolyte nanhaiensis
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Hippolyte nicholsoni
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Hippolyte niezabitowskii
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Hippolyte obliquimanus
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Hippolyte pleuracantha
[False zostera shrimp]
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Hippolyte pleuracanthus
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Hippolyte sapphica
[]

Photo by Telnes, Kåre

Northeast Atlantic

Hippolyte varians unspecified

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Hippolyte varians
[Variable seagrass shrimp]
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Hippolyte ventricosa
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Hippolyte williamsi
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Hippolyte zostericola
[Zostera shrimp]
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Latreutes acicularis
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Latreutes anoplonyx
[Medusa shrimp]
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Latreutes antiborealis
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Latreutes fucorum
[Slender sargassum shrimp]
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Latreutes inermis
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Latreutes laminirostris
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Latreutes mucronatus
[Seagrass shrimp]
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Latreutes parvulus
[Sargassum shrimp]
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Latreutes planirostris
[Flatnose shrimp]
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Latreutes planus
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Latreutes pymoeus
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Latreutes unidentatus
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Ligur ensiferus
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Merguia rhizophorae
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Merhippolyte agulhasensis
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Merhippolyte americana
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Merhippolyte kauaiensis
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Nauticaris magellanica
[Magellan shrimp]
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Nauticaris marionis
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Paralatreutes bicornis
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Parhippolyte mistica
[Candycane shrimp]
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Parhippolyte misticia
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Parhippolyte uveae (Borradaile, 1900)

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Parhippolyte uveae
[Sugarcane shrimp]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL

 
Saron inermis
[Pine cone marble shrimp]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific. Introduced
Max. Length 3.1 cm CL
Saron marmoratus (Olivier, 1811)

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Saron marmoratus
[Marbled shrimp]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific

Saron neglectus De Man, 1902

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Saron neglectus
[Eyespot shrimp]
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Thinora maldivensis
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic

Thoralus cranchii unspecified

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Thoralus cranchii
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Thorella cobourgi
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Max. Length 5 cm TL

 
Tozeuma armatum
[Saw blade shrimp]
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Tozeuma carolinense
[Arrow shrimp]
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Tozeuma cornutum
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Tozeuma lanceolatum
[]

Photo by Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Tozeuma serratum Milne-Edwards, 1881

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Tozeuma serratum
[Serrate arrow shrimp]
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Trachycaris restricta
[]

Photo by Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic

Trachycaris rugosa (Bate, 1888)

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Trachycaris rugosa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alope spinifrons South Western Pacific. 1837
Bythocaris biruli Arctic 1964
Bythocaris cryonesus Arctic and Canada. 1972
Bythocaris curvirostris Arctic 1957
Bythocaris floridensis Arctic 1989
Bythocaris gorei Western Central Atlantic 1989
Bythocaris gracilis Arctic and Canada. 1885
Bythocaris irene Arctic 1946
Bythocaris leucopis Northeast Atlantic and th 1879
Bythocaris miserabilis Western Central Atlantic 1989
Bythocaris nana Western Atlantic. Temper 1885
Bythocaris payeri Northeast Atlantic and th 1875
Bythocaris simplicirostris Arctic and Canada. 1870
Calliasmata pholidata Hawaiian hypogeal shrimp To be filled. 1973
Caridion gordoni Bigclaw hippolyte Eastern Atlantic Ocean. 1858
Caridion steveni Northeast Atlantic 1930
Chorismus antarcticus Antarctic. 1887
Chorismus tuberculatus Southern Oceans 1888
Eualus avinus Beaked eualid Eastern Pacific. 1899
Eualus barbatus Barbed eualid Eastern Pacific. 1899
Eualus belcheri Arctic and Northeast Paci 1855
Eualus berkeleyorum Berkeley eualid Eastern Pacific. 1971
Eualus biunguis Deepsea eualid Eastern Pacific. 1902
Eualus bulychevae Eastern Pacific.
Eualus butleri Eastern Pacific. 2004
Eualus dozei Southern Ocean 1891
Eualus drachi Mediterranean Sea. 1978
Eualus fabricii Arctic eualid Eastern Pacific and the A 1841
Eualus gaimardii Circumpolar eualid Northern Atlantic and the 1837
Eualus herdmani Herdman eualid Eastern Pacific. 1898
Eualus kinzeri Antarctic Continental She 1990
Eualus leptognathus Antarctic Continental She 1860
Eualus lineatus Striped eulid Eastern Pacific 1983
Eualus macilentus Greenland shrimp Eastern Pacific and Arcti 1841
Eualus macropthalmus Bigeye eulid Eastern Pacific and the A 1902
Eualus occultus Northeast Atlantic 1936
Eualus pusiolus Doll eualid Northeast Atlantic and Ea 1841
Eualus ratmanovi Northeast Atlantic and Ea 1941
Eualus sinensis Northeast Atlantic and Ea 1931
Eualus stoneyi Comb-beak eualid Eastern Pacific. 1902
Eualus subtilis Pygmy eualid Eastern Pacific 1984
Eualus suckleyi Shortscale eualid Eastern Pacific and the A 1864
Eualus townsendi Townsend eualid Eastern Pacific. 1902
Exhippolysmata ensirostris Hunter shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1914
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Companion shrimp Eastern Atlantic 7 TL 1914
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Redleg humpback shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1948
Gelastocaris paronae Paron shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 2.5 TL 1905
Gelastreutes crosnieri Western Central Pacific 1990
Heptacarpus brachydactylus Island coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Heptacarpus brevirostris Stout coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1852
Heptacarpus camtschaticus Northern coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1860
Heptacarpus carinatus Smalleye coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1900
Heptacarpus decorus Elegant coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1902
Heptacarpus flexus Slenderbeak coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Heptacarpus franciscanus Franciscan coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1921
Heptacarpus fuscimaculatus Eastern Pacific. 1986
Heptacarpus futilirostris Eastern Pacific. 1888
Heptacarpus geniculatus Eastern Pacific. 1860
Heptacarpus herdmani Herdman coastal shrimp To be filled. 1898
Heptacarpus kincaidi Kincaid coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1902
Heptacarpus littoralis Bigeye coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1980
Heptacarpus maxillipes Aleutian coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Heptacarpus moseri Alaska coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1902
Heptacarpus palpator Intertidal coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1839
Heptacarpus paludicola California coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1900
Heptacarpus pandaloides Eastern Pacific. 1860
Heptacarpus pictus Redbanded clear shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1871
Heptacarpus pugettensis Puget coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1983
Heptacarpus sitchensis Sitka coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1851
Heptacarpus stimpsoni Stimpson coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1947
Heptacarpus stylus Stiletto coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1864
Heptacarpus taylori Taylor coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1857
Heptacarpus tenuissimus Slender coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1900
Heptacarpus tridens Threespine coastal shrimp Eastern Pacific 1902
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Veined shrimp Northwest Atlantic
Hippolyte acuta Northwest Atlantic 1860
Hippolyte californiensis California green shrimp Eastern Pacific. 1895
Hippolyte caradina Western Central Pacific 1947
Hippolyte cedrici Western Central Pacific 2019
Hippolyte chacei Western Central Pacific 2019
Hippolyte clarki Kelp humpback shrimp Eastern Pacific 1951
Hippolyte coerulescens Cerulean sargassum shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 1775
Hippolyte edmondsoni Western Atlantic Ocean 1981
Hippolyte holthuisi Mediterranean Sea. 1953
Hippolyte karenae Mediterranean Sea. 2019
Hippolyte nanhaiensis Mediterranean Sea. 2019
Hippolyte nicholsoni Western Central Atlantic. 1972
Hippolyte niezabitowskii Mediterranean Sea. 1996
Hippolyte obliquimanus Western Atlantic 1852
Hippolyte pleuracantha False zostera shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Hippolyte pleuracanthus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Hippolyte sapphica Mediterranean Sea. 1993
Hippolyte varians Variable seagrass shrimp Northeast Atlantic
Hippolyte ventricosa Indo-West Pacific. 1837
Hippolyte williamsi Southeast Pacific 1924
Hippolyte zostericola Zostera shrimp Western Atlantic 1873
Latreutes acicularis Western Atlantic 1890
Latreutes anoplonyx Medusa shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1914
Latreutes antiborealis Southeast Pacific 1952
Latreutes fucorum Slender sargassum shrimp Atlantic Ocean 1798
Latreutes inermis Atlantic Ocean 1972
Latreutes laminirostris Atlantic Ocean 1890
Latreutes mucronatus Seagrass shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1860
Latreutes parvulus Sargassum shrimp Atlantic Ocean 1866
Latreutes planirostris Flatnose shrimp Northwest Pacific 1844
Latreutes planus Western Central Pacific 1888
Latreutes pymoeus Western Central Pacific 1904
Latreutes unidentatus Western Central Pacific 1888
Ligur ensiferus Worldwide. 1816
Merguia rhizophorae Western Central Atlantic 1900
Merhippolyte agulhasensis Western Central Atlantic 1888
Merhippolyte americana Western Central Atlantic 1961
Merhippolyte kauaiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Nauticaris magellanica Magellan shrimp Southern Oceans 1891
Nauticaris marionis Southern Oceans. 1888
Paralatreutes bicornis Eastern Indian Ocean 1925
Parhippolyte mistica Candycane shrimp To be filled. 1989
Parhippolyte misticia Western Central Pacific 1989
Parhippolyte uveae Sugarcane shrimp Indo-Pacific 1900
Saron inermis Pine cone marble shrimp Western Pacific 3 TL 1983
Saron marmoratus Marbled shrimp Indo-Pacific. Introduced 3.1 CL 1811
Saron neglectus Eyespot shrimp Indo-Pacific 1902
Thinora maldivensis Indo-Pacific. 1915
Thoralus cranchii Northeast Atlantic
Thorella cobourgi Eastern Indian Ocean 1982
Tozeuma armatum Saw blade shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 5 TL 1875
Tozeuma carolinense Arrow shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 1878
Tozeuma cornutum Western Central Atlantic. 1881
Tozeuma lanceolatum Northwest Pacific 1860
Tozeuma serratum Serrate arrow shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1881
Trachycaris restricta Southeast Pacific and Sou 1878
Trachycaris rugosa Western Atlantic 1888



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