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Family: Benthesicymidae benthesicymid shrimps (See list of species below)

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14 species in Atlantic, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Amalopenaeus elegans
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Bentheogennema intermedia
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Benthesicymus bartletti
[Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn]
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Benthesicymus brasiliensis
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Benthesicymus hjorti
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Benthesicymus iridescens
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Benthesicymus laciniatus
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Benthonectes filipes
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Gennadas brevirostris
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Gennadas capensis
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Gennadas scutatus
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Gennadas talismani
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Gennadas tinayrei
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Gennadas valens
[Valuable blunt-tail prawn]
14 Species of Family Benthesicymidae
(benthesicymid shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Amalopenaeus elegans Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
Bentheogennema intermedia Circumglobal.
Benthesicymus bartletti Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and Indo-West Pa 11.5 TL
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Central Atlantic and Anta 15.2 TL
Benthesicymus hjorti Eastern Central Atlantic
Benthesicymus iridescens Atlantic and the Indo-Wes 15 TL
Benthesicymus laciniatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 4.26 CL
Benthonectes filipes Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas brevirostris Atlantic Ocean
Gennadas capensis Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas scutatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas talismani Atlantic Ocean
Gennadas tinayrei Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas valens Valuable blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and the Mediterr



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