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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Acanthephyridae

Genus: Acanthephyra

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22 species (see list below)
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Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis
[Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp]
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Acanthephyra acutifrons
[Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Acanthephyra armata
[]
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Acanthephyra brevirostris
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Acanthephyra carinata
[]
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Acanthephyra chacei
[Chace's deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra cucullata
[]
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Acanthephyra curtirostris
[Peaked shrimp]

Yap, Michael

Throughout tropical and s

Acanthephyra eximiaSmith, 1884

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Acanthephyra eximia
[Dressed deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra fimbriata
[]
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Acanthephyra indica
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Acanthephyra media
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Acanthephyra pelagica
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Acanthephyra purpurea
[Purple deep-sea shrimp]

Dubosc, Jeff

Indo-Pacific and the Atla

Acanthephyra quadrispinosaKemp, 1939

Photo by Dubosc, Jeff
 
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa
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Acanthephyra rostrata
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Acanthephyra sanguinea
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Acanthephyra sica
[]

Dubosc, Jeff

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
Acanthephyra smithiKemp, 1939

Photo by Dubosc, Jeff
 
Acanthephyra smithi
[]
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Acanthephyra stylorostratis
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Acanthephyra tenuipes
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Acanthephyra trispinosa
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