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Family: Hippolytidae cock shrimps



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132 species (see list below)
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Alope spinifrons
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Bythocaris biruli
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Bythocaris cryonesus
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Bythocaris curvirostris
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Bythocaris floridensis
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Bythocaris gorei
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Bythocaris gracilis
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Bythocaris irene
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Bythocaris leucopis
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Bythocaris miserabilis
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Bythocaris nana
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Bythocaris payeri
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Bythocaris simplicirostris
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Calliasmata pholidata
[Hawaiian hypogeal shrimp]
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Caridion gordoni
[Bigclaw hippolyte]
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Caridion steveni
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Chorismus antarcticus(Pfeffer, 1887)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Chorismus antarcticus
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Chorismus tuberculatus
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Eualus avinus
[Beaked eualid]
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Eualus barbatus
[Barbed eualid]

Miller, Todd

Arctic and Northeast Paci

Eualus belcheri(Bell, 1855)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Eualus belcheri
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Eualus berkeleyorum
[Berkeley eualid]
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Eualus biunguis
[Deepsea eualid]
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Eualus bulychevae
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Eualus butleri
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Eualus dozei
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Eualus drachi
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Eualus fabricii
[Arctic eualid]
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Eualus gaimardii
[Circumpolar eualid]
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Eualus herdmani
[Herdman eualid]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Continental She

Eualus kinzeriTiefenbacher, 1990

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Eualus kinzeri
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Eualus leptognathus
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Eualus lineatus
[Striped eulid]

Miller, Todd

Eastern Pacific and Arcti

Eualus macilentus(Krøyer, 1841)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Eualus macilentus
[Greenland shrimp]
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Eualus macropthalmus
[Bigeye eulid]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic

Eualus occultus(Lebour, 1936)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Eualus occultus
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Eualus pusiolus
[Doll eualid]
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Eualus ratmanovi
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Eualus sinensis
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Eualus stoneyi
[Comb-beak eualid]
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Eualus subtilis
[Pygmy eualid]
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Eualus suckleyi
[Shortscale eualid]
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Eualus townsendi
[Townsend eualid]
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Exhippolysmata ensirostris
[Hunter shrimp]
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Exhippolysmata hastatoides
[Companion shrimp]
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Exhippolysmata oplophoroides
[Redleg humpback shrimp]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Gelastocaris paronae
[Paron shrimp]
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Gelastreutes crosnieri
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Heptacarpus brachydactylus
[Island coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus brevirostris
[Stout coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus camtschaticus
[Northern coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus carinatus
[Smalleye coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus decorus
[Elegant coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus flexus
[Slenderbeak coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus franciscanus
[Franciscan coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus fuscimaculatus
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Heptacarpus futilirostris
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Heptacarpus geniculatus
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Heptacarpus herdmani
[Herdman coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus kincaidi
[Kincaid coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus littoralis
[Bigeye coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus maxillipes
[Aleutian coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus moseri
[Alaska coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus palpator
[Intertidal coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus paludicola
[California coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus pandaloides
[]
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Heptacarpus pictus
[Redbanded clear shrimp]
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Heptacarpus pugettensis
[Puget coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus sitchensis
[Sitka coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus stimpsoni
[Stimpson coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus stylus
[Stiletto coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus taylori
[Taylor coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus tenuissimus
[Slender coastal shrimp]
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Heptacarpus tridens
[Threespine coastal shrimp]
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Hippolysmata wurdemanni
[Veined shrimp]
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Hippolyte acuta
[]
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Hippolyte californiensis
[California green shrimp]
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Hippolyte caradina
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Hippolyte cedrici
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Hippolyte chacei
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Hippolyte clarki
[Kelp humpback shrimp]
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Hippolyte coerulescens
[Cerulean sargassum shrimp]
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Hippolyte edmondsoni
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Hippolyte holthuisi
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Hippolyte karenae
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Hippolyte nanhaiensis
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Hippolyte nicholsoni
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Hippolyte niezabitowskii
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Hippolyte obliquimanus
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Hippolyte pleuracantha
[False zostera shrimp]
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Hippolyte pleuracanthus
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Hippolyte sapphica
[]

Telnes, Kåre

Northeast Atlantic

Hippolyte variansunspecified

Photo by Telnes, Kåre
 
Hippolyte varians
[Variable seagrass shrimp]
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Hippolyte ventricosa
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Hippolyte williamsi
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Hippolyte zostericola
[Zostera shrimp]
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Latreutes acicularis
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Latreutes anoplonyx
[Medusa shrimp]
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Latreutes antiborealis
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Latreutes fucorum
[Slender sargassum shrimp]
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Latreutes inermis
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Latreutes laminirostris
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Latreutes mucronatus
[Seagrass shrimp]
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Latreutes parvulus
[Sargassum shrimp]
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Latreutes planirostris
[Flatnose shrimp]
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Latreutes planus
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Latreutes pymoeus
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Latreutes unidentatus
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Ligur ensiferus
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Merguia rhizophorae
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Merhippolyte agulhasensis
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Merhippolyte americana
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Merhippolyte kauaiensis
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Nauticaris magellanica
[Magellan shrimp]
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Nauticaris marionis
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Paralatreutes bicornis
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Parhippolyte mistica
[Candycane shrimp]
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Parhippolyte misticia
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Indo-Pacific

Parhippolyte uveae(Borradaile, 1900)

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Parhippolyte uveae
[Sugarcane shrimp]
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Saron inermis
[Pine cone marble shrimp]

Bourjon, Philippe

Indo-Pacific. Introduced
Max. Length 3.1 cm CL
Saron marmoratus(Olivier, 1811)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Saron marmoratus
[Marbled shrimp]

FAO

Indo-Pacific

Saron neglectusDe Man, 1902

Photo by FAO
 
Saron neglectus
[Eyespot shrimp]
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Thinora maldivensis
[]

Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic

Thoralus cranchiiunspecified

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Thoralus cranchii
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Thorella cobourgi
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Tozeuma armatum
[Saw blade shrimp]
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Tozeuma carolinense
[Arrow shrimp]
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Tozeuma cornutum
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Tozeuma lanceolatum
[]

Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Tozeuma serratumMilne-Edwards, 1881

Photo by Cox, Carol
 
Tozeuma serratum
[Serrate arrow shrimp]
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Trachycaris restricta
[]

Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic

Trachycaris rugosa(Bate, 1888)

Photo by Cox, Carol
 
Trachycaris rugosa
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