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Family: Sergestidae sergestid shrimps



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94 species
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Acetes americanus
[Aviu shrimp]
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Acetes australis
[Australian paste shrimp]
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Acetes binghami
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Acetes chinensis
[Northern mauxia shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4.8 cm BL
Acetes erythraeus Nobili, 1905

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Acetes erythraeus
[Tsivakihini paste shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm BL
Acetes indicus Milne-Edwards, 1830

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Acetes indicus
[Jawla paste shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.6 cm BL
Acetes intermedius Omori, 1975

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Acetes intermedius
[Taiwan mauxia shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm BL
Acetes japonicus Kishinouye, 1905

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Acetes japonicus
[Akiami paste shrimp]
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Acetes johni
[Paste shrimp]
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Acetes marinus
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Acetes natalensis
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Acetes paraguayensis
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm BL
Acetes serrulatus (Krøyer, 1859)

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Acetes serrulatus
[Southern mauxia shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm BL
Acetes sibogae Hansen, 1919

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Acetes sibogae
[Alamang shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 3.4 cm BL
Acetes vulgaris Hansen, 1919

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Acetes vulgaris
[Jembret shrimp]
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Allosergestes pectinatus
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Allosergestes sargassi
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Deosergestes erectus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Deosergestes seminudus (Hansen, 1919)

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Deosergestes seminudus
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, M
Max. Length 1.4 cm CL
Eusergestes arcticus (Kroyer, 1855)

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Eusergestes arcticus
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Lucensosergia lucens
[Sakura shrimp]
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Neosergestes consobrinus
[]

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Eastern Pacific

Neosergestes orientalis (Hansen, 1919)

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Neosergestes orientalis
[]

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Atlantic, the Mediterrane

Parasergestes armatus (Kroyer, 1855)

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Parasergestes armatus
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Peisos petrunkevitchi
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Petalidium foliaceum
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Petalidium obesum
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Petalidium suspiriosum
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Phorcosergia bisulcata
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Sergestes arachnipodus
[]

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Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an

Sergestes atlanticus Milne-Edwards, 1830

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Sergestes atlanticus
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Sergestes brevispinatus
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Sergestes coalitus
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Sergestes corniculum
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Sergestes cornutus
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Sergestes curvatus
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Sergestes diapontius
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Sergestes disjunctus
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Sergestes edwardsii
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Sergestes erectus
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Sergestes extensus
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Sergestes geminus
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Sergestes gibbolobatus
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Sergestes halia
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Sergestes hamifer
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Sergestes henseni
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Sergestes incertus
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Sergestes index
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Sergestes nipponensis
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Sergestes nudus
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Sergestes orientalis
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Sergestes paraseminudus
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Sergestes pediformis
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Sergestes pestafer
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Sergestes rubroguttatus
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Sergestes semissis
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Sergestes similis
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Sergestes stimulator
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Sergestes tantillus
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Sergestes verpus
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Sergestes vigilax
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Sergia bigemmea
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Sergia challengeri
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Sergia colosii
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Sergia creber
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Sergia extenuata
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Sergia filicta
[]

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Arctic and Pacific Ocean.

Sergia fulgens (Hansen, 1919)

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Sergia fulgens
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Sergia gardineri (Kemp, 1913)

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Sergia gardineri
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Sergia grandis
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Sergia hansjacobi
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Sergia inequalis (Burkenroad, 1940)

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Sergia inequalis
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Sergia inous
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Sergia japonica
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Sergia laminata
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Sergia maxima
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Sergia phorca
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Sergia plumeus
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Sergia potens
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Sergia prehensilis
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Sergia profundus
[]

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Indo-Pacific and Southeas

Sergia regalis (Gordon, 1939)

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Sergia regalis
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Sergia robusta
[]

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Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

Sergia scintillans (Burkenroad, 1940)

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Sergia scintillans
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Sergia splendens
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Sergia stellata
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Sergia talismani
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Sergia tenuiremis
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Sergia vityazi
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Sergia wolffi
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Sicyonella antennata
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Sicyonella elegans
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Sicyonella inermis
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Sicyonella maldivensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acetes americanus Aviu shrimp Western Atlantic 1893
Acetes australis Australian paste shrimp Western Pacific 1940
Acetes binghami Eastern Pacific 1934
Acetes chinensis Northern mauxia shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1919
Acetes erythraeus Tsivakihini paste shrimp Indo-West Pacific 4.8 BL 1905
Acetes indicus Jawla paste shrimp Indo-West Pacific 4 BL 1830
Acetes intermedius Taiwan mauxia shrimp Indo-West Pacific 2.6 BL 1975
Acetes japonicus Akiami paste shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 3 BL 1905
Acetes johni Paste shrimp Indian Ocean 1947
Acetes marinus Western Atlantic 1975
Acetes natalensis Western Indian Ocean 1955
Acetes paraguayensis South America Inland Wate 1919
Acetes serrulatus Southern mauxia shrimp Western Pacific 2.1 BL 1859
Acetes sibogae Alamang shrimp Indo-West Pacific 4 BL 1919
Acetes vulgaris Jembret shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 3.4 BL 1919
Allosergestes pectinatus Indo-Pacific and Southeas 1920
Allosergestes sargassi Atlantic, the Mediterrane 1893
Deosergestes erectus Eastern Central Pacific 1940
Deosergestes seminudus Indo-West Pacific 1919
Eusergestes arcticus Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, M 1.4 CL 1855
Lucensosergia lucens Sakura shrimp Northwest Pacific 1922
Neosergestes consobrinus Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1968
Neosergestes orientalis Eastern Pacific 1919
Parasergestes armatus Atlantic, the Mediterrane 1855
Peisos petrunkevitchi Southwest Atlantic 1945
Petalidium foliaceum Antarctic, Atlantic and I 1881
Petalidium obesum Eastern Atlantic to Weste 1855
Petalidium suspiriosum Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1937
Phorcosergia bisulcata Indo-Pacific 1891
Sergestes arachnipodus Western Central Atlantic 1832
Sergestes atlanticus Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 1830
Sergestes brevispinatus Southeast Pacific 1978
Sergestes coalitus Western Central Pacific 1940
Sergestes corniculum Southeast Pacific and Wes 1855
Sergestes cornutus Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1855
Sergestes curvatus Eastern Atlantic and sout 1973
Sergestes diapontius Eastern Atlantic to Weste 1881
Sergestes disjunctus Southeast Atlantic, South 1940
Sergestes edwardsii Western and Eastern Atlan 1855
Sergestes erectus Arctic and Eastern Pacifi 1940
Sergestes extensus Eastern Central Pacific 1983
Sergestes geminus Eastern Pacific Ocean. 1978
Sergestes gibbolobatus Central and Eastern Pacif 1978
Sergestes halia Eastern Pacific 1893
Sergestes hamifer Western Indian Ocean 1894
Sergestes henseni Atlantic and the Mediterr 1893
Sergestes incertus Southeast Atlantic 1896
Sergestes index Pacific Ocean 1940
Sergestes nipponensis Northwest Pacific 1933
Sergestes nudus East Atlantic and Western 1914
Sergestes orientalis Arctic, Indo-Pacific and 1919
Sergestes paraseminudus Western Atlantic and East 1973
Sergestes pediformis Eastern Atlantic 1973
Sergestes pestafer Eastern Pacific 1937
Sergestes rubroguttatus Mediterranean and the Ind 1891
Sergestes semissis Indian Ocean 1940
Sergestes similis Arctic, Indo-Pacific and 1903
Sergestes stimulator Southwest Pacific 1940
Sergestes tantillus Eastern Pacific 1940
Sergestes verpus Western Central Pacific 1940
Sergestes vigilax Arctic, Pacific Ocean, At 1860
Sergia bigemmea Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1940
Sergia challengeri Indo-Pacific. 1903
Sergia colosii Western Indian Ocean 1933
Sergia creber Eastern Pacific 1940
Sergia extenuata Eastern Atlantic 1940
Sergia filicta Northwest and Eastern Cen 1940
Sergia fulgens Arctic and Pacific Ocean. 1919
Sergia gardineri Indo-Pacific 1913
Sergia grandis Atlantic and the Southern 1920
Sergia hansjacobi Western Central Atlantic 1994
Sergia inequalis Indo-Pacific 1940
Sergia inous Western Pacific. 1893
Sergia japonica Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an 1881
Sergia laminata Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1940
Sergia maxima Indo-Pacific 1940
Sergia phorca Southeast Pacific 1893
Sergia plumeus Western Indian Ocean 1927
Sergia potens Indo-Pacific and South At 1940
Sergia prehensilis Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1881
Sergia profundus Southeast Atlantic and So 1888
Sergia regalis Indo-Pacific and Southeas 1939
Sergia robusta Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of 1882
Sergia scintillans Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 1940
Sergia splendens Atlantic and the Mediterr 1920
Sergia stellata Eastern Indian Ocean 1940
Sergia talismani Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1947
Sergia tenuiremis Worldwide. 1855
Sergia vityazi Pacific Ocean 2000
Sergia wolffi Western Central Atlantic 1994
Sicyonella antennata Indo-West Pacific 1919
Sicyonella elegans Western Central Pacific 1913
Sicyonella inermis Western Indian Ocean 1875
Sicyonella maldivensis Indo-West Pacific 1910



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