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Family: Pandalidae pandalid shrimps



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133 species
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Atlantopandalus propinqvus
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Austropandalus grayi
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Bitias brevis
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Calipandalus elachys
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Chelonika macrochela
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Chlorocurtis jactans
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Chlorotocella gracilis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific, Easter
Max. Length 7.8 cm TL
Chlorotocus crassicornis (Costa, 1871)

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Chlorotocus crassicornis
[Green shrimp]
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Chlorotocus novaezealandiae
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Dichelopandalus bonnieri
[Whip shrimp]
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Dichelopandalus leptocerus
[Bristled longbeak]
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Dorodotes reflexus
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Heterocarpoides levicarina
[Dorodotes shrimp]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm TL

 
Heterocarpus affinis
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Heterocarpus alexandri
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Heterocarpus amacula
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Heterocarpus chani
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Heterocarpus cutressi
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Heterocarpus dorsalis
[Madagascar nylon shrimp]
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Max. Length 14.2 cm TL

 
Heterocarpus ensifer
[Armed nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus fascirostratus
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Heterocarpus gibbosus
[Humpback nylon shrimp]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Heterocarpus grimaldii Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900

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Heterocarpus grimaldii
[Grimald's nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus hayashi
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Heterocarpus hayashii
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Heterocarpus hostilis
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Heterocarpus intermedius
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Max. Length 18 cm TL

 
Heterocarpus laevigatus
[Smooth nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus lepidus
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Heterocarpus longirostris
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Heterocarpus oryx
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Heterocarpus parvispina
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL

 
Heterocarpus reedi
[Chilean nylon shrimp]

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Indo-Pacific

Heterocarpus sibogae De Man, 1917

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Heterocarpus sibogae
[Mino nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus signatus
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Heterocarpus tricarinatus
[Scarred nylon shrimp]
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Max. Length 11 cm TL

 
Heterocarpus vicarius
[Northern nylon shrimp]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Heterocarpus woodmasoni
[Indian nylon shrimp]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL

 
Miropandalus hardingi
[Gorgonian pandalid shrimp]
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Pandalina brevirostris
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Pandalina nana
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Pandalopsis aleutica
[Aleutian bigeye]
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Max. Length 17 cm TL

 
Pandalopsis ampla
[Deepwater bigeye]
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Pandalopsis dispar
[Sidestriped shrimp]
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Pandalopsis longirostris
[Northern longbeak]
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Pandalopsis lucidirimicola
[Sparkling shrimp]

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Circumpolar. Temperate t
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Pandalus borealis Krøyer, 1838

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Pandalus borealis
[Northern shrimp]
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Pandalus danae
[Dock shrimp]
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Pandalus eous
[Alaskan pink shrimp]

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North Pacific and Arctic
Max. Length 14.2 cm TL
Pandalus goniurus Stimpson, 1860

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Pandalus goniurus
[Humpy shrimp]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Pandalus gurneyi
[California longbeak]
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Max. Length 20.9 cm TL

 
Pandalus hypsinotus
[Coonstriped shrimp]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Pandalus japonicus
[Morotoge shrimp]
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Max. Length 3 cm CL

 
Pandalus jordani
[Ocean shrimp]
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Max. Length 15.7 cm TL

 
Pandalus kessleri
[Hokkai shrimp]

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Northern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Pandalus montagui Leach, 1814

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Pandalus montagui
[Aesop shrimp]
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Pandalus nipponensis
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pandalus platyceros Brandt, 1851

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Pandalus platyceros
[Spot shrimp]
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Pandalus stenolepis
[Roughpatch shrimp]
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Pandalus tridens
[Yellowleg pandalid]
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Pantomus affinis
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Pantomus parvulus
[Hinged longbeak]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Plesionika acanthonotus (Smith, 1882)

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Plesionika acanthonotus
[Lesser striped shrimp]
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Plesionika alcocki
[Gondwana striped shrimp]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me

Plesionika antigai Zariguiey Alvarez, 1955

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Plesionika antigai
[Catalonian striped shrimp]
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Plesionika beebei
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Plesionika bifurca
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Plesionika bimaculata
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Plesionika binoculus
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Plesionika brevirostris
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Plesionika carinirostris
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Plesionika carsini
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Plesionika crosnieri
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Plesionika curvata
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Plesionika dentirostris
[]

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Western Central Pacific.

Plesionika echinicola Chan & Crosnier, 1991

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Plesionika echinicola
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 4 cm CL
Plesionika edwardsii (Brandt, 1851)

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Plesionika edwardsii
[Soldier striped shrimp]
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Max. Length 12.8 cm TL

 
Plesionika ensis
[Gladiator striped shrimp]
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Plesionika erythrocyclus
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Plesionika exigua
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Plesionika fenneri
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Plesionika fimbriata
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Plesionika flavicauda
[]

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Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 1.9 cm CL
Plesionika gigliolii (Senna, 1903)

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Plesionika gigliolii
[Italian deepsea shrimp]
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Plesionika grahami
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Plesionika grandis
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 10.6 cm TL
Plesionika heterocarpus (Costa, 1871)

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Plesionika heterocarpus
[Arrow shrimp]
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Plesionika holthuisi
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Plesionika hsuehyui
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Max. Length 3.8 cm CL

 
Plesionika indica
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Plesionika izumiae
[Izumi shrimp]
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Plesionika kensleyi
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Plesionika laevis
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Plesionika laurentae
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Plesionika longicauda
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Plesionika longidactylus
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Plesionika longipes
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Plesionika macropoda
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Cosmopolitan
Max. Length 16.9 cm TL
Plesionika martia (Milne-Edwards, 1883)

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Plesionika martia
[Golden shrimp]
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Plesionika mexicana
[Mexican longbeak]
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Plesionika miles
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Photo by Coudre, Christian

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Plesionika narval (Fabricius, 1787)

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Plesionika narval
[Narwal shrimp]
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Plesionika nesisi
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Plesionika ocellus
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Plesionika ortmanni
[Ortmann's striped shrimp]
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Plesionika pacifica
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Plesionika payeni
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Plesionika philippinensis
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Plesionika picta
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Plesionika polyacanthomerus
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Plesionika poupini
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Plesionika protati
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Plesionika pumila
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Plesionika quasigrandis
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Plesionika reflexa
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Plesionika rossignoli
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Plesionika rubrior
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Plesionika rufomaculata
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Plesionika sanctaecatalinae
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Plesionika scopifera
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Plesionika semilaevis
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Plesionika serratifrons
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Plesionika sindoi
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Plesionika spinensis
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Plesionika spinidorsalis
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Plesionika spinipes
[Oriental narwal shrimp]
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Plesionika suffusa
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Plesionika tenuipes
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Plesionika trispinus
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Max. Length 16.6 cm TL

 
Plesionika williamsi
[Guinea striped shrimp]
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Plesionika willisi
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Pseudopandalus curvirostris
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Photo by Dubosc, Jeff

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic

Stylopandalus richardi (Coutière, 1905)

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Stylopandalus richardi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Atlantopandalus propinqvus Northeast Atlantic and th 1870
Austropandalus grayi Southern Oceans. Subtrop 1871
Bitias brevis Western Central Pacific 1906
Calipandalus elachys Western Central Pacific. 2003
Chelonika macrochela Western Central Pacific. 1997
Chlorocurtis jactans Indo-Pacific 1904
Chlorotocella gracilis Indo-West Pacific. 1914
Chlorotocus crassicornis Green shrimp Indo-West Pacific, Easter 7.8 TL 1871
Chlorotocus novaezealandiae Northwest Pacific 1916
Dichelopandalus bonnieri Whip shrimp Northeast Atlantic 1896
Dichelopandalus leptocerus Bristled longbeak Eastern Pacific. 1881
Dorodotes reflexus Western Central Pacific 1888
Heterocarpoides levicarina Dorodotes shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1888
Heterocarpus affinis Eastern Pacific. 15.3 TL 1893
Heterocarpus alexandri Western Central Atlantic 1883
Heterocarpus amacula Central Pacific 1988
Heterocarpus chani Western Pacific 2006
Heterocarpus cutressi Western Pacific 1988
Heterocarpus dorsalis Madagascar nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific 1888
Heterocarpus ensifer Armed nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 14.2 TL 1881
Heterocarpus fascirostratus Western Pacific. 2018
Heterocarpus gibbosus Humpback nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1888
Heterocarpus grimaldii Grimald's nylon shrimp Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1900
Heterocarpus hayashi Pacific Ocean. 1988
Heterocarpus hayashii Western Central Pacific. 1988
Heterocarpus hostilis Eastern Pacific 1893
Heterocarpus intermedius Western Central Pacific. 1999
Heterocarpus laevigatus Smooth nylon shrimp Worldwide. 18 TL 1888
Heterocarpus lepidus Western Central Pacific 1917
Heterocarpus longirostris Central Pacific 1905
Heterocarpus oryx Western Atlantic. 1881
Heterocarpus parvispina Central Pacific. 1917
Heterocarpus reedi Chilean nylon shrimp Southeast Pacific 3.9 CL 1955
Heterocarpus sibogae Mino nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific 1917
Heterocarpus signatus Indo-Pacific 1906
Heterocarpus tricarinatus Scarred nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Heterocarpus vicarius Northern nylon shrimp Eastern Pacific 11 TL 1893
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Indian nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL 1901
Miropandalus hardingi Gorgonian pandalid shrimp Western Pacific. 1.5 TL 1983
Pandalina brevirostris Eastern Atlantic and the 1843
Pandalina nana Southeast Pacific 1990
Pandalopsis aleutica Aleutian bigeye Eastern Pacific. 1902
Pandalopsis ampla Deepwater bigeye Southern Ocean and the Ar 17 TL 1888
Pandalopsis dispar Sidestriped shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 1902
Pandalopsis longirostris Northern longbeak Eastern Pacific. 1902
Pandalopsis lucidirimicola Sparkling shrimp Eastern Pacific 1998
Pandalus borealis Northern shrimp Circumpolar. Temperate t 16.5 TL 1838
Pandalus danae Dock shrimp Northeast Pacific and Nor 1857
Pandalus eous Alaskan pink shrimp Pacific Ocean 1935
Pandalus goniurus Humpy shrimp North Pacific and Arctic 14.2 TL 1860
Pandalus gurneyi California longbeak Eastern Pacific. 15 TL 1871
Pandalus hypsinotus Coonstriped shrimp Northern Pacific and Nort 20.9 TL 1851
Pandalus japonicus Morotoge shrimp Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1914
Pandalus jordani Ocean shrimp Eastern Pacific and North 3 CL 1902
Pandalus kessleri Hokkai shrimp Northwest Pacific 15.7 TL 1878
Pandalus montagui Aesop shrimp Northern Atlantic and the 16 TL 1814
Pandalus nipponensis Northern Atlantic and the 1933
Pandalus platyceros Spot shrimp Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1851
Pandalus stenolepis Roughpatch shrimp Northeast Pacific. 1902
Pandalus tridens Yellowleg pandalid Northeast Pacific 1902
Pantomus affinis Eastern Pacific 1937
Pantomus parvulus Hinged longbeak Western Atlantic Ocean. 1883
Plesionika acanthonotus Lesser striped shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 8.5 TL 1882
Plesionika alcocki Gondwana striped shrimp Western Central Pacific 1896
Plesionika antigai Catalonian striped shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1955
Plesionika beebei Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1937
Plesionika bifurca Indo-Pacific. 1894
Plesionika bimaculata Western Central Pacific. 2004
Plesionika binoculus Indo-West Pacific 1888
Plesionika brevirostris Western Central Pacific 1888
Plesionika carinirostris Eastern Central Pacific 1990
Plesionika carsini Central Pacific 1986
Plesionika crosnieri Central Pacific 1991
Plesionika curvata Pacific Ocean 1991
Plesionika dentirostris Northwest Pacific 1988
Plesionika echinicola Western Central Pacific. 1991
Plesionika edwardsii Soldier striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 4 CL 1851
Plesionika ensis Gladiator striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 12.8 TL 1881
Plesionika erythrocyclus Pacific Ocean. 1997
Plesionika exigua Pacific Ocean. 1906
Plesionika fenneri Eastern Pacific 1986
Plesionika fimbriata Central Pacific 1985
Plesionika flavicauda Central Pacific 1991
Plesionika gigliolii Italian deepsea shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1.9 CL 1903
Plesionika grahami Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1987
Plesionika grandis Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Plesionika heterocarpus Arrow shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 10.6 TL 1871
Plesionika holthuisi Atlantic Ocean 1968
Plesionika hsuehyui Western Central Pacific. 2004
Plesionika indica Indo-West Pacific. 3.8 CL 1917
Plesionika izumiae Izumi shrimp Western Pacific. 1971
Plesionika kensleyi Indo-West Pacific 1985
Plesionika laevis Indo-West Pacific 1883
Plesionika laurentae Western Central Pacific. 1991
Plesionika longicauda Central Atlantic. 8 TL 1901
Plesionika longidactylus Western Pacific 2003
Plesionika longipes Western Atlantic. 1881
Plesionika macropoda Central Pacific and Centr 1939
Plesionika martia Golden shrimp Cosmopolitan 16.9 TL 1883
Plesionika mexicana Mexican longbeak Eastern Pacific 1937
Plesionika miles Eastern Pacific 1883
Plesionika narval Narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 14.5 TL 1787
Plesionika nesisi Eastern Central Pacific 1986
Plesionika ocellus Pacific Ocean 1888
Plesionika ortmanni Ortmann's striped shrimp Western Pacific 1902
Plesionika pacifica Western Pacific 1952
Plesionika payeni Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Plesionika philippinensis Western Central Pacific 1985
Plesionika picta Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Plesionika polyacanthomerus Western Central Atlantic. 1970
Plesionika poupini Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Plesionika protati Eastern Central Pacific 1997
Plesionika pumila Western Central Pacific 1985
Plesionika quasigrandis Eastern Indian Ocean 1985
Plesionika reflexa Indo-Pacific. 1985
Plesionika rossignoli Eastern Central Atlantic. 1968
Plesionika rubrior Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Plesionika rufomaculata Western Central Pacific. 2004
Plesionika sanctaecatalinae Eastern Pacific 1983
Plesionika scopifera Western Central Pacific. 2004
Plesionika semilaevis Pacific Ocean. 1888
Plesionika serratifrons Western Central Pacific. 1900
Plesionika sindoi Pacific Ocean. 1906
Plesionika spinensis Western Central Pacific 1985
Plesionika spinidorsalis Central Pacific. 1906
Plesionika spinipes Oriental narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1888
Plesionika suffusa Western Central Pacific. 2004
Plesionika tenuipes Western Atlantic. 1881
Plesionika trispinus Eastern Pacific 1976
Plesionika williamsi Guinea striped shrimp Worldwide. Tropical and 16.6 TL 1964
Plesionika willisi Western Atlantic. 1970
Pseudopandalus curvirostris Western Central Pacific. 1997
Stylopandalus richardi Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1905



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