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Family: Lysmatidae



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24 species (see list below)
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Photo by Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific.

Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888

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Lysmata amboinensis
[Scarlet cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata anchisteus
[]
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Lysmata ankeri
[]
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Lysmata arvoredensis
[]
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Lysmata brevrostrus
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Lysmata californica
[Red rock shrimp]
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Lysmata debelius
[Blood red fire shrimp]

Photo by Auscape International

Western Central Pacific a

Lysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935)

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Lysmata grabhami
[Cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata intermedia
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Lysmata kuekenthali
[Kükenthal's cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata malagasy
[]
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Lysmata moorei
[]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Lysmata multiscissa
[Djibouti cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata napoleoni
[]
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Lysmata parvispinosus
[]

Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Central Atlantic

Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006

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Lysmata pederseni
[]
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Lysmata rafa
[]
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Lysmata rathbunae
[Rathbun cleaner shrimp]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 6.7 cm TL
Lysmata seticaudata (Risso, 1816)

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Lysmata seticaudata
[Monaco cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata ternatensis
[]
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Lysmata trisetacea
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Lysmata vittata
[Indian lined shrimp]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
Lysmata wurdemanni (Gibbes, 1850)

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Lysmata wurdemanni
[Peppermint shrimp]
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Lysmata zacae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lysmata amboinensis Scarlet cleaner shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1888
Lysmata anchisteus Western Central Atlantic 1972
Lysmata ankeri Western Central Atlantic 2006
Lysmata arvoredensis Southwest Atlantic 2018
Lysmata brevrostrus Western Pacific 2018
Lysmata californica Red rock shrimp Eastern Pacific. 7 TL 1866
Lysmata debelius Blood red fire shrimp Indo-Pacific 1983
Lysmata grabhami Cleaner shrimp Western Central Pacific a 1935
Lysmata intermedia Eastern Pacific and Atlan 1878
Lysmata kuekenthali Kükenthal's cleaner shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 TL 1902
Lysmata malagasy Indo-West Pacific. 2021
Lysmata moorei Atlantic Ocean 1901
Lysmata multiscissa Djibouti cleaner shrimp Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1904
Lysmata napoleoni Southeast Atlantic 2018
Lysmata parvispinosus Western Pacific 2018
Lysmata pederseni Western Central Atlantic 2006
Lysmata rafa Western Central Atlantic 2007
Lysmata rathbunae Rathbun cleaner shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1970
Lysmata seticaudata Monaco cleaner shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 6.7 TL 1816
Lysmata ternatensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1902
Lysmata trisetacea Indo-West Pacific. 1861
Lysmata vittata Indian lined shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Lysmata wurdemanni Peppermint shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.7 CL 1850
Lysmata zacae Western Central Pacific 1941



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