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Family: Pontoporeiidae



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21 species (see list below)
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Amphiporeia gigantea
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Amphiporeia lawrenciana
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Amphiporeia virginiana
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Bathyporeia elegans
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Bathyporeia gracilis
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana
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Bathyporeia leucophthalma
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Bathyporeia nana
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Bathyporeia parkeri
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Bathyporeia pelagica
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Bathyporeia pilosa
[Sand digger shrimp]
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Bathyporeia pseudopelagica
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Bathyporeia quoddyensis
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Max. Length 0.7 cm BL
 
Bathyporeia sarsi
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Bathyporeia sunnivae
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Bathyporeia tenuipes
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Monoporeia affinis
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Pontoporeia affinis
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Pontoporeia femorata
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Priscillina armata
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Zaramilla kergueleni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amphiporeia gigantea 1973
Amphiporeia lawrenciana Canada. 1929
Amphiporeia virginiana Canada. 1933
Bathyporeia elegans Northeast Atlantic. 0.6 TL 1938
Bathyporeia gracilis Northeast Atlantic 1891
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Northeast Atlantic, Medit 0.8 TL 1856
Bathyporeia leucophthalma Mediterranean 1973
Bathyporeia nana Northeast Atlantic 1966
Bathyporeia parkeri Western Central Atlantic 1973
Bathyporeia pelagica Northeast Atlantic and th 1857
Bathyporeia pilosa Sand digger shrimp Northeast Atlantic 1855
Bathyporeia pseudopelagica Mediterranean 1988
Bathyporeia quoddyensis Western Central Atlantic 1949
Bathyporeia sarsi Northeast Atlantic. 0.7 BL 1938
Bathyporeia sunnivae Mediterranean 1988
Bathyporeia tenuipes Northeast Atlantic 1877
Monoporeia affinis Northeast Atlantic 1855
Pontoporeia affinis Arctic and Northwest Atla
Pontoporeia femorata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Priscillina armata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1861
Zaramilla kergueleni Southern Ocean 1888



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