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Family: Solenoceridae solenocerid shrimps



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77 species
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Cryptopenaeus brevirostris
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Cryptopenaeus catherinae
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Cryptopenaeus clevai
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Cryptopenaeus crosnieri
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Cryptopenaeus sinensis
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Gordonella kensleyi
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Gordonella paravillosa
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Gordonella villosa
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Hadropenaeus affinis
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL

 
Hadropenaeus lucasii
[Trident shrimp]
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Hadropenaeus modestus
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Hadropenaeus spinicaudatus
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Haliporoides cristatus
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Max. Length 21.5 cm TL

 
Haliporoides diomedeae
[Chilean knife shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm BL
Haliporoides sibogae (De Man, 1907)

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Haliporoides sibogae
[Jack-knife shrimp]

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Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
Haliporoides triarthrus Stebbing, 1914

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Haliporoides triarthrus
[Knife shrimp]
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Haliporus curvirostris
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Haliporus taprobanensis
[Redbacked coral prawn]
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Haliporus thetis
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Hymenopenaeus aphoticus
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Hymenopenaeus chacei
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Hymenopenaeus debilis
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Hymenopenaeus doris
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Max. Length 9 cm TL

 
Hymenopenaeus equalis
[Veiled shrimp]
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Hymenopenaeus fattahi
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Hymenopenaeus furici
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Hymenopenaeus halli
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Hymenopenaeus laevis
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Hymenopenaeus methalli
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Hymenopenaeus neptunus
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Hymenopenaeus nereus
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Hymenopenaeus obliquirostris
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Hymenopenaeus propinquus
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Hymenopenaeus sewelli
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Hymenopenaeus tuerkayi
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Mesopenaeus brucei
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Mesopenaeus mariae
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Mesopenaeus tropicalis
[Salmon shrimp]

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Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Pleoticus muelleri (Bate, 1888)

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Pleoticus muelleri
[Argentine red shrimp]
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Max. Length 22.5 cm TL

 
Pleoticus robustus
[Royal red shrimp]
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Pleoticus steindachneri
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Max. Length 4.0 cm CL

 
Solenocera acuminata
[]

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Eastern Atlantic and West
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917

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Solenocera africana
[African mud shrimp]
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Max. Length 15.4 cm TL

 
Solenocera agassizii
[Kolibri shrimp]

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Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 12 cm BL
Solenocera alfonso Pérez Farfante, 1981

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Solenocera alfonso
[Deep-water mud shrimp]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm CL

 
Solenocera algoensis
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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm BASL
Solenocera alticarinata Kubo, 1949

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Solenocera alticarinata
[High ridge mud shrimp]
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Solenocera annectens
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Max. Length 1.9 cm CL

 
Solenocera atlantidis
[Dwarf humpback shrimp]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm BL
Solenocera australiana Pérez Farfante & Grey, 1980

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Solenocera australiana
[Australia mud shrimp]
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Solenocera barunajaya
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Solenocera bedokensis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm BL
Solenocera choprai Nataraj, 1945

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Solenocera choprai
[Ridgeback shrimp]
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Solenocera comata
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Solenocera crassicornis (Milne-Edwards, 1837)

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Solenocera crassicornis
[Udang merah]
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Solenocera faxoni
[Faxon's shrimp]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL

 
Solenocera florea
[Flower shrimp]
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Solenocera geijskesi
[Guiana mud shrimp]
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Solenocera gurjanovae
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm BASL
Solenocera halli Starobogatov, 1972

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Solenocera halli
[Malayan mud shrimp]
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Max. Length 13.8 cm TL

 
Solenocera hextii
[Deep-sea mud shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2.2 cm CL
Solenocera koelbeli De Man, 1911

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Solenocera koelbeli
[Chinese mud shrimp]
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Solenocera mascarensis
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Solenocera melantho De Man, 1907

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Solenocera melantho
[Razor mud shrimp]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1816)

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Solenocera membranacea
[Altlantic mud shrimp]
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Solenocera moosai
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Max. Length 9 cm TL

 
Solenocera mutator
[Blossom shrimp]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm CL

 
Solenocera necopina
[Deepwater humpback shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Solenocera pectinata (Bate, 1888)

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Solenocera pectinata
[Comb shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Max. Length 6.5 cm BASL
Solenocera pectinulata Kubo, 1949

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Solenocera pectinulata
[False comb shrimp]
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Solenocera phuongi
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Solenocera prominentis
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Solenocera rathbuni
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Solenocera spinajugo
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Max. Length 3.1 cm CL

 
Solenocera vioscai
[Humpback shrimp]
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Solenocera waltairensis
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Solenocera zarenkovi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cryptopenaeus brevirostris 1986
Cryptopenaeus catherinae Western Indian Ocean 1979
Cryptopenaeus clevai Western Central Pacific 1985
Cryptopenaeus crosnieri Western Pacific 1985
Cryptopenaeus sinensis Indo-West Pacific 1983
Gordonella kensleyi Southeast Atlantic and In 1988
Gordonella paravillosa Western Central Pacific 1988
Gordonella villosa Western Indian Ocean 1894
Hadropenaeus affinis Central Atlantic 1906
Hadropenaeus lucasii Trident shrimp Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1881
Hadropenaeus modestus Western Atlantic. 1885
Hadropenaeus spinicaudatus Western Central Pacific 1983
Haliporoides cristatus Western Central Pacific 1987
Haliporoides diomedeae Chilean knife shrimp Eastern Pacific 21.5 TL 1893
Haliporoides sibogae Jack-knife shrimp Indo-West Pacific 20 BL 1907
Haliporoides triarthrus Knife shrimp Southeast Atlantic and We 15.3 TL 1914
Haliporus curvirostris Pacific Ocean 1881
Haliporus taprobanensis Redbacked coral prawn Indo-West Pacific 1899
Haliporus thetis Indo-Pacific 1893
Hymenopenaeus aphoticus Central Atlantic 1936
Hymenopenaeus chacei Atlantic Ocean. 1969
Hymenopenaeus debilis Western Central Pacific, 1882
Hymenopenaeus doris Eastern Pacific 1893
Hymenopenaeus equalis Veiled shrimp Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1888
Hymenopenaeus fattahi Western Indian Ocean 1938
Hymenopenaeus furici Western Indian Ocean 1978
Hymenopenaeus halli Indo-Pacific 1966
Hymenopenaeus laevis Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1881
Hymenopenaeus methalli Western Central Pacific. 2004
Hymenopenaeus neptunus Indo-Pacific 1881
Hymenopenaeus nereus Eastern Pacific 1893
Hymenopenaeus obliquirostris Indo-Pacific. 1881
Hymenopenaeus propinquus Indo-West Pacific 1907
Hymenopenaeus sewelli Indian Ocean 1938
Hymenopenaeus tuerkayi Western Indian Ocean 1995
Mesopenaeus brucei Western Pacific 1986
Mesopenaeus mariae Indo-Pacific 1982
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Salmon shrimp Western Atlantic 1905
Pleoticus muelleri Argentine red shrimp Southwest Atlantic 19 TL 1888
Pleoticus robustus Royal red shrimp Western Central Atlantic 22.5 TL 1885
Pleoticus steindachneri Western Indian Ocean 1914
Solenocera acuminata Western Central Atlantic 4.0 CL 1973
Solenocera africana African mud shrimp Eastern Atlantic and West 14 TL 1917
Solenocera agassizii Kolibri shrimp Eastern Pacific 15.4 TL 1893
Solenocera alfonso Deep-water mud shrimp Eastern Indian Ocean and 12 BL 1981
Solenocera algoensis Western Indian Ocean 3.7 CL 1947
Solenocera alticarinata High ridge mud shrimp Western Central Pacific 11 BASL 1949
Solenocera annectens Indo-West Pacific 1891
Solenocera atlantidis Dwarf humpback shrimp Western Atlantic 1.9 CL 1939
Solenocera australiana Australia mud shrimp Western Central Pacific 12 BL 1980
Solenocera barunajaya Eastern Indian Ocean 1994
Solenocera bedokensis Indo-West Pacific 1962
Solenocera choprai Ridgeback shrimp Indo-West Pacific 13 BL 1945
Solenocera comata Indo-Pacific 1915
Solenocera crassicornis Udang merah Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1837
Solenocera faxoni Faxon's shrimp Western Central Pacific 1907
Solenocera florea Flower shrimp Eastern Pacific 8 TL 1938
Solenocera geijskesi Guiana mud shrimp Western Atlantic 4 TL 1959
Solenocera gurjanovae Western Central Pacific 1972
Solenocera halli Malayan mud shrimp Indo-West Pacific 10 BASL 1972
Solenocera hextii Deep-sea mud shrimp Indian Ocean 13.8 TL 1891
Solenocera koelbeli Chinese mud shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 2.2 CL 1911
Solenocera mascarensis Western Indian Ocean 1993
Solenocera melantho Razor mud shrimp Western Pacific 15 TL 1907
Solenocera membranacea Altlantic mud shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 11.2 TL 1816
Solenocera moosai Western Central Pacific 1985
Solenocera mutator Blossom shrimp Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 9 TL 1938
Solenocera necopina Deepwater humpback shrimp Artic Ocean and Western A 2.7 CL 1939
Solenocera pectinata Comb shrimp Indo-West Pacific and Atl 7.5 TL 1888
Solenocera pectinulata False comb shrimp Indo-West Pacific and Atl 6.5 BASL 1949
Solenocera phuongi Western Central Pacific 1972
Solenocera prominentis Northwest Pacific 1949
Solenocera rathbuni Indo-Pacific 1938
Solenocera spinajugo Indo-West Pacific 1961
Solenocera vioscai Humpback shrimp Arctic Ocean and Western 3.1 CL 1934
Solenocera waltairensis Indo-West Pacific 1970
Solenocera zarenkovi Northwest Pacific 1972



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