Species Identification

Species Identification

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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Solenoceridae solenocerid shrimps

Genus: Haliporoides

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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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Haliporoides sibogae
[Jack-knife shrimp]

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Haliporoides triarthrus
[Knife shrimp]

Scientific Name Haliporoides cristatus Haliporoides diomedeae Haliporoides sibogae Haliporoides triarthrus	English Name Chilean knife shrimp Jack-knife shrimp Knife shrimp	Distribution Eastern Pacific Indo-West Pacific Southeast Atlantic and We Western Central Pacific	Max. Length 15.3 TL 20 BL 21.5 TL	Year 1893 1907 1914 1987

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