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Family: Sicyoniidae rock shrimps (See list of species below)

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45 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Sicyonia affinis
[Coloured rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia aliaffinis
[Hardhusk rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia benthophila
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Sicyonia bispinosa
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Sicyonia brevirostris
[Brown rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia burkenroadi
[Spiny rock shrimp]


Sicyonia carinata
[Mediterranean rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia cristata
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Sicyonia curvirostris
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Sicyonia dejouanneti
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Sicyonia disdorsalis
[Keeled rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia disedwardsi
[Target shrimp]
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Sicyonia disparri
[Notched rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia dorsalis
[Lesser rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia fallax
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Sicyonia formosa
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Sicyonia furcata
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Sicyonia galeata
[Tufted rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia inflexa
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Sicyonia ingentis
[Ridgeback rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia japonica
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Sicyonia laevigata
[Notched tidal rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia laevis
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Sicyonia lancifera
[Knight rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia longicauda
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Sicyonia martini
[Martin's rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia mixta
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Sicyonia nasica
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Sicyonia nebulosa
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Sicyonia ocellata
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Sicyonia olgae
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Sicyonia ommanneyi
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Sicyonia parafallax
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Sicyonia parri
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Sicyonia parvula
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Sicyonia penicillata
[Target rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia picta
[Peanut rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia rectirostris
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Sicyonia rocroi
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Sicyonia stimpsoni
[Eyespot rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia trispinosa
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Sicyonia truncata
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Sicyonia typica
[Kinglet rock shrimp]
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Sicyonia vitulans
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Sicyonia wheeleri
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45 Species of Family Sicyoniidae
(rock shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Sicyonia affinis Coloured rock shrimp Western Central Atlantic
Sicyonia aliaffinis Hardhusk rock shrimp Eastern Pacific 10.07 TL
Sicyonia benthophila Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia bispinosa Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia brevirostris Brown rock shrimp Eastern Pacific and Weste 15.3 TL
Sicyonia burkenroadi Spiny rock shrimp Western Atlantic and the
Sicyonia carinata Mediterranean rock shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 8.2 TL
Sicyonia cristata Western Pacific
Sicyonia curvirostris Western Pacific.
Sicyonia dejouanneti Pacific Ocean.
Sicyonia disdorsalis Keeled rock shrimp Eastern Pacific 9.87 TL
Sicyonia disedwardsi Target shrimp Eastern Central Pacific
Sicyonia disparri Notched rock shrimp Eastern Pacific
Sicyonia dorsalis Lesser rock shrimp Western Atlantic 7.1 TL
Sicyonia fallax Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia formosa Western Central Pacific
Sicyonia furcata Western Central Pacific
Sicyonia galeata Tufted rock shrimp Eastern Atlantic 6.2 TL
Sicyonia inflexa Central Pacific.
Sicyonia ingentis Ridgeback rock shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 10.5 TL
Sicyonia japonica Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia laevigata Notched tidal rock shrimp Eastern Pacific and Weste
Sicyonia laevis Indo-Pacific.
Sicyonia lancifera Knight rock shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia longicauda Indo-Pacific
Sicyonia martini Martin's rock shrimp Eastern Central Pacific
Sicyonia mixta Eastern Pacific
Sicyonia nasica Southeast Pacific
Sicyonia nebulosa Western Pacific
Sicyonia ocellata Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia olgae Western Atlantic
Sicyonia ommanneyi Western Central Pacific
Sicyonia parafallax Western Indian Ocean
Sicyonia parri Western Atlantic
Sicyonia parvula Western Pacific
Sicyonia penicillata Target rock shrimp Eastern Central Pacific
Sicyonia picta Peanut rock shrimp Eastern Pacific
Sicyonia rectirostris Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia rocroi Eastern Central Pacific
Sicyonia stimpsoni Eyespot rock shrimp Western Atlantic and the
Sicyonia trispinosa Indo-West Pacific
Sicyonia truncata Western Pacific
Sicyonia typica Kinglet rock shrimp Western Atlantic
Sicyonia vitulans Western Pacific
Sicyonia wheeleri Western Central Atlantic



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