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Family: Callianassidae ghost shrimp



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74 species (see list below)
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Aqaballianassa aqabaensis
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Biffarius biformis
[Biform ghost shrimp]
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Biffarius botterae
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Biffarius pacificus
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Callianassa acutirostella
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Callianassa bocourti
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Callianassa coriolisae
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Callianassa joculatrix
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Callianassa minima
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Callianassa modesta
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FAO

Northwest Pacific.

Callianassa petaluraStimpson, 1860

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Callianassa petalura
[Flower ghost shrimp]
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Callianassa subterranea
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FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic

Callianassa turneranaWhite, 1861

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Callianassa turnerana
[Cameroon ghost shrimp]
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Calliapagurops charcoti
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Calliax lobata
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Calliaxina punica
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Caviallianassa thailandica
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Cheramus batei
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Cheramus marginatus
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Cheramus oblongus
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Cheramus orientalis
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Cheramus propinquus
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Cheramus sibogae
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Corallianassa articulata
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Corallianassa borradailei
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Corallianassa collaroy
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Corallianassa coutierei
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Corallianassa hartmeyeri
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Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Corallianassa longiventris
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Corallianassa xutha
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Eucalliax aequimana
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Eucalliax jonesi
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Eucalliax quadracuta
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Fragillianassa fragilis
[Fragile ghost shrimp]
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Fragillianassa joeli
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Gilvossius fredericqae
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Gilvossius howellorum
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Gilvossius setimanus
[Short-browed mud shrimp]
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Max. Length 13.2 cm TL
 
Glypturus acanthochirus
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Glypturus armatus
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Glypturus laurae
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Glypturus motupore
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Lepidophthalmus bocourti
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Lepidophthalmus jamaicense
[Estuarine ghost shrimp]
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Lepidophthalmus louisianensis
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Lepidophthalmus richardi
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Lepidophthalmus sinuensis
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Necallianassa acanthura
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Necallianassa berylae
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Neocallichirus calmani
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Neocallichirus frouini
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Neocallichirus grandimana
[Bighand ghost shrimp]
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Neocallichirus guara
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Neocallichirus guassutinga
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Neocallichirus jousseaumei
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Neocallichirus maryae
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Neocallichirus mirim
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Neocallichirus mucronatus
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Neocallichirus rathbunae
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Neocallichirus trilobata
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Neotrypaea biffari
[Tidepool ghost shrimp]

FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Neotrypaea californiensis(Dana, 1854)

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Neotrypaea californiensis
[Bay ghost shrimp]

FAO

Eastern Pacific. Climate

Neotrypaea gigas(Dana, 1852)

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Neotrypaea gigas
[Giant ghost shrimp]
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Neotrypaea harmandi
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FAO

Western Pacific.

Neotrypaea japonica(Ortmann, 1891)

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Neotrypaea japonica
[Japanese ghost shrimp]
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Neotrypaea uncinata
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Paratrypaea bouvieri
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Paratrypaea maldivensis
[]

FAO

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Pestarella tyrrhena(Petagna, 1792)

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Pestarella tyrrhena
[Sand ghost shrimp]
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Pestarella whitei
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Pugnatrypaea ruiyui
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Yap, Michael

Indo-Pacific.

Rayllianassa amboinensis(De Man, 1888)

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Rayllianassa amboinensis
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Scallasis amboinae
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FAO

Indo-West Pacific

Trypaea australiensisDana, 1852

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Trypaea australiensis
[Australian ghost shrimp]


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