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Family: Acanthephyridae



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27 species (see list below)
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Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis
[Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp]
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Acanthephyra acutifrons
[Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Acanthephyra armata
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Acanthephyra brevirostris
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Acanthephyra carinata
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Acanthephyra chacei
[Chace's deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra cucullata
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Acanthephyra curtirostris
[Peaked shrimp]

Photo by Yap, Michael

Throughout tropical and s

Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884

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Acanthephyra eximia
[Dressed deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra fimbriata
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Acanthephyra indica
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Acanthephyra media
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Acanthephyra pelagica
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Acanthephyra purpurea
[Purple deep-sea shrimp]

Photo by Dubosc, Jeff

Indo-Pacific and the Atla

Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939

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Acanthephyra quadrispinosa
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Acanthephyra rostrata
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Acanthephyra sanguinea
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Acanthephyra sica
[]

Photo by Dubosc, Jeff

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939

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Acanthephyra smithi
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Acanthephyra stylorostratis
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Acanthephyra tenuipes
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Acanthephyra trispinosa
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Hymenodora acanthitelsonis
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Hymenodora chacei
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Hymenodora frontalis
[Pacific ambereye]
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Hymenodora glacialis
[Northern ambereye]
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Hymenodora gracilis
[Wiry deep-sea shrimp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp Western and Southeast Atl 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp Western Atlantic and West 1888
Acanthephyra armata Western Central Pacific, 20 TL 1881
Acanthephyra brevirostris Western Atlantic 1885
Acanthephyra carinata Western and Eastern Pacif 12 TL 1888
Acanthephyra chacei Chace's deep-sea shrimp Northeast Pacific 1981
Acanthephyra cucullata Indo-Pacific 1893
Acanthephyra curtirostris Peaked shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1891
Acanthephyra eximia Dressed deep-sea shrimp Throughout tropical and s 1884
Acanthephyra fimbriata Throughout tropical and s 1894
Acanthephyra indica Throughout tropical and s 1925
Acanthephyra media Western and Eastern Pacif 1888
Acanthephyra pelagica Cosmopolitan. 1816
Acanthephyra purpurea Purple deep-sea shrimp Western Atlantic and the 1881
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1939
Acanthephyra rostrata Western Central Pacific 1888
Acanthephyra sanguinea Western Central Pacific. 1892
Acanthephyra sica Southern Ocean. 1888
Acanthephyra smithi Indo-Pacific. 2.5 CL 1939
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 1888
Acanthephyra tenuipes Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci 1888
Acanthephyra trispinosa Southeast Pacific 1903
Hymenodora acanthitelsonis Eastern Pacific 1972
Hymenodora chacei Eastern Pacific 2022
Hymenodora frontalis Pacific ambereye Northern Pacific 1902
Hymenodora glacialis Northern ambereye Indo-Pacific to the Atlan 1874
Hymenodora gracilis Wiry deep-sea shrimp Eastern Pacific 1886



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