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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Benthesicymidae benthesicymid shrimps

Genus: Benthesicymus

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16 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus altus
[]
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Max. Length 15.7 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus armatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus bartletti
[Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.2 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus brasiliensis
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Benthesicymus brevirostris
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus cereus
[]

Yap, Michael

Pacific Ocean.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Benthesicymus crenatusBate, 1881

Photo by Yap, Michael
 
Benthesicymus crenatus
[]
No picture found
 
Benthesicymus hjorti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus howensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.0 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus investigatoris
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No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus iridescens
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus laciniatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus seymouri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus strabus
[Prawns]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Benthesicymus tirmiziae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
 
Benthesicymus urinator
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