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Family: Callianassidae ghost shrimp



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74 species (see list below)
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Aqaballianassa aqabaensis
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Biffarius biformis
[Biform ghost shrimp]
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Biffarius botterae
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Biffarius pacificus
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Callianassa acutirostella
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Callianassa bocourti
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Callianassa coriolisae
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Callianassa joculatrix
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Callianassa minima
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Callianassa modesta
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Northwest Pacific.

Callianassa petalura Stimpson, 1860

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Callianassa petalura
[Flower ghost shrimp]
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Callianassa subterranea
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Eastern Central Atlantic

Callianassa turnerana White, 1861

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Callianassa turnerana
[Cameroon ghost shrimp]
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Calliapagurops charcoti
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Calliax lobata
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Calliaxina punica
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Caviallianassa thailandica
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Cheramus batei
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Cheramus marginatus
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Cheramus oblongus
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Cheramus orientalis
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Cheramus propinquus
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Cheramus sibogae
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Corallianassa articulata
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Corallianassa borradailei
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Corallianassa collaroy
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Corallianassa coutierei
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Corallianassa hartmeyeri
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Corallianassa longiventris
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Corallianassa xutha
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Eucalliax aequimana
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Eucalliax jonesi
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Eucalliax quadracuta
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Fragillianassa fragilis
[Fragile ghost shrimp]
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Fragillianassa joeli
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Gilvossius fredericqae
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Gilvossius howellorum
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Gilvossius setimanus
[Short-browed mud shrimp]
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Max. Length 13.2 cm TL
 
Glypturus acanthochirus
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Glypturus armatus
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Glypturus laurae
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Glypturus motupore
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Lepidophthalmus bocourti
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Lepidophthalmus jamaicense
[Estuarine ghost shrimp]
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Lepidophthalmus louisianensis
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Lepidophthalmus richardi
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Lepidophthalmus sinuensis
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Necallianassa acanthura
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Necallianassa berylae
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Neocallichirus calmani
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Neocallichirus frouini
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Neocallichirus grandimana
[Bighand ghost shrimp]
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Neocallichirus guara
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Neocallichirus guassutinga
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Neocallichirus jousseaumei
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Neocallichirus maryae
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Neocallichirus mirim
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Neocallichirus mucronatus
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Neocallichirus rathbunae
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Neocallichirus trilobata
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Neotrypaea biffari
[Tidepool ghost shrimp]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Neotrypaea californiensis (Dana, 1854)

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Neotrypaea californiensis
[Bay ghost shrimp]

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Eastern Pacific. Climate

Neotrypaea gigas (Dana, 1852)

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Neotrypaea gigas
[Giant ghost shrimp]
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Neotrypaea harmandi
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Western Pacific.

Neotrypaea japonica (Ortmann, 1891)

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Neotrypaea japonica
[Japanese ghost shrimp]
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Neotrypaea uncinata
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Paratrypaea bouvieri
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Paratrypaea maldivensis
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Atlantic and the Mediterr

Pestarella tyrrhena (Petagna, 1792)

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Pestarella tyrrhena
[Sand ghost shrimp]
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Pestarella whitei
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Pugnatrypaea ruiyui
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Indo-Pacific.

Rayllianassa amboinensis (De Man, 1888)

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Rayllianassa amboinensis
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Scallasis amboinae
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Indo-West Pacific

Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852

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Trypaea australiensis
[Australian ghost shrimp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aqaballianassa aqabaensis Western Indian Ocean 2003
Biffarius biformis Biform ghost shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1971
Biffarius botterae Western Atlantic Ocean. 2020
Biffarius pacificus Southeast Pacific 2003
Callianassa acutirostella Southeast Pacific 1988
Callianassa bocourti Southeast Pacific 1870
Callianassa coriolisae Southeast Pacific 2014
Callianassa joculatrix Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Callianassa minima Indo-West Pacific. 1901
Callianassa modesta Western Pacific 1905
Callianassa petalura Flower ghost shrimp Northwest Pacific. 1860
Callianassa subterranea Northeast Atlantic 1808
Callianassa turnerana Cameroon ghost shrimp Eastern Central Atlantic 1861
Calliapagurops charcoti Eastern Central Atlantic 1973
Calliax lobata Mediterranean Sea. 1966
Calliaxina punica Mediterranean Sea. 1982
Caviallianassa thailandica Northwest Pacific 2005
Cheramus batei Northwest Pacific 1903
Cheramus marginatus Southwest Atlantic 1901
Cheramus oblongus Southwest Atlantic 1974
Cheramus orientalis Southwest Atlantic 1888
Cheramus propinquus Western Central Pacific 1905
Cheramus sibogae Indo-West Pacific. 1905
Corallianassa articulata Pacific Ocean. 1906
Corallianassa borradailei Pacific Ocean. 1928
Corallianassa collaroy Pacific Ocean 1979
Corallianassa coutierei Indo-Pacific. 1904
Corallianassa hartmeyeri Indo-Pacific. 1935
Corallianassa longiventris Western Central Atlantic 13 TL 1870
Corallianassa xutha Western Central Atlantic 1988
Eucalliax aequimana Central Pacific 1907
Eucalliax jonesi Central Pacific 1989
Eucalliax quadracuta Central Pacific 1970
Fragillianassa fragilis Fragile ghost shrimp Western Atlantic 1970
Fragillianassa joeli Western Atlantic 2020
Gilvossius fredericqae Western Atlantic 2020
Gilvossius howellorum Western Atlantic 2020
Gilvossius setimanus Short-browed mud shrimp Western Atlantic. Boreal 1844
Glypturus acanthochirus Western Central Atlantic 13.2 TL 1866
Glypturus armatus Central Pacific 14 TL 1870
Glypturus laurae Central Pacific 1984
Glypturus motupore Central Pacific 1988
Lepidophthalmus bocourti Central Pacific 1870
Lepidophthalmus jamaicense Estuarine ghost shrimp Western Central Atlantic 1935
Lepidophthalmus louisianensis Western Central Atlantic. 1935
Lepidophthalmus richardi Western Central Atlantic 1997
Lepidophthalmus sinuensis Western Central Atlantic 1991
Necallianassa acanthura Mediterranean Sea. 1946
Necallianassa berylae Mediterranean Sea. 1998
Neocallichirus calmani Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Neocallichirus frouini Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Neocallichirus grandimana Bighand ghost shrimp Western Atlantic 0.8 TL 1850
Neocallichirus guara Western Atlantic 1971
Neocallichirus guassutinga Western Atlantic 1971
Neocallichirus jousseaumei Indo-Pacific. 1904
Neocallichirus maryae Western Central Atlantic 2004
Neocallichirus mirim Western Central Atlantic 1971
Neocallichirus mucronatus Western Central Pacific 1862
Neocallichirus rathbunae Western Central Atlantic 1935
Neocallichirus trilobata Western Central Atlantic 1970
Neotrypaea biffari Tidepool ghost shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Neotrypaea californiensis Bay ghost shrimp Eastern Pacific 11.5 TL 1854
Neotrypaea gigas Giant ghost shrimp Eastern Pacific. Climate 1852
Neotrypaea harmandi Northwest Pacific 1901
Neotrypaea japonica Japanese ghost shrimp Western Pacific. 1891
Neotrypaea uncinata Southeast Pacific 1837
Paratrypaea bouvieri Indo-West Pacific. 1904
Paratrypaea maldivensis Western Central Pacific 1904
Pestarella tyrrhena Sand ghost shrimp Atlantic and the Mediterr 1792
Pestarella whitei Mediterranean Sea. 1999
Pugnatrypaea ruiyui Mediterranean Sea. 2022
Rayllianassa amboinensis Indo-Pacific. 1888
Scallasis amboinae Western Central Pacific 1888
Trypaea australiensis Australian ghost shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1852



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