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Family: Axiidae lobster shrimp (See list of species below)

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56 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Acanthaxius formosa []	No picture found Acanthaxius grandis []	No picture found Acanthaxius hirsutimanus []
No picture found Acanthaxius miyazakiensis []	No picture found Acanthaxius spinosissimus []	No picture found Ambiaxius alcocki []
No picture found Axiopsis baronai [Baron mud lobster]	No picture found Axiopsis consobrina []	No picture found Axiopsis hirsutimana []
No picture found Axiopsis pica [Lobster shrimp]	No picture found Axiopsis serratifrons [Serrated axiid]	No picture found Axiorygma nethertoni []
No picture found Bouvieraxius longipes []	No picture found Bouvieraxius rudis []	No picture found Bouvieraxius springeri []
No picture found Calastacus colpos []	No picture found Calastacus mexicanus []	No picture found Calaxius acutirostris []
No picture found Calaxius oxypleurus []	No picture found Calaxius sibogae []	No picture found Calocarides coronatus []
No picture found Calocarides spinulicauda [Spiny-tailed lobster shrimp]	No picture found Calocaris caribbaeus []	No picture found Calocaris macandreae []
No picture found Coralaxius galapagensis []	No picture found Coralaxius nodulosus []	No picture found Dorphinaxius kermadecensis []
No picture found Eiconaxius agassizi []	No picture found Eiconaxius albatrossae []	No picture found Eiconaxius antillensis []
No picture found Eiconaxius borradailei []	No picture found Eiconaxius caribbaeus []	No picture found Eiconaxius cristagalli []
No picture found Eiconaxius kermadeci []	No picture found Eiconaxius parvus []	No picture found Eiconaxius rotundifrons []
No picture found Eiconaxius sibogae []	No picture found Eutrichocheles crosnieri []	No picture found Eutrichocheles modestus []
No picture found Levantocaris hornungae []	No picture found Montanaxius mediumquod []	No picture found Neaxius acanthus []
No picture found Neaxius trondlei []	No picture found Oxyrhynchaxius japonicus []	No picture found Parascytoleptus tridens []
No picture found Paraxiopsis bisquamosa []	No picture found Paraxiopsis brocki []	No picture found Paraxiopsis foveolata []
No picture found Paraxiopsis gracilimana []	No picture found Paraxiopsis granulimana []	No picture found Paraxiopsis hispida []
No picture found Paraxiopsis spinipleura []	No picture found Paraxiopsis tuamotu []	No picture found Scytoleptus barbatus []
No picture found Scytoleptus serripes []	No picture found Spongiaxius novaezealandiae []

56 Species of Family Axiidae
(lobster shrimp)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acanthaxius formosa		Northwest Pacific
Acanthaxius grandis		Northwest Pacific
Acanthaxius hirsutimanus		Western Central Atlantic
Acanthaxius miyazakiensis		Western Pacific
Acanthaxius spinosissimus		Central Pacific
Ambiaxius alcocki		Indo-Pacific.
Axiopsis baronai	Baron mud lobster	Southeast Pacific
Axiopsis consobrina		Pacific Ocean.
Axiopsis hirsutimana		Western Atlantic
Axiopsis pica	Lobster shrimp	Pacific Ocean.
Axiopsis serratifrons	Serrated axiid	Circumtropical.	0.6 TL
Axiorygma nethertoni		Western Central Atlantic
Bouvieraxius longipes		Northeast Pacific
Bouvieraxius rudis		Indo-Pacific.
Bouvieraxius springeri		Pacific Ocean
Calastacus colpos		Western Central Atlantic
Calastacus mexicanus		Western Central Atlantic
Calaxius acutirostris		Indo-West Pacific
Calaxius oxypleurus		Western Central Atlantic.
Calaxius sibogae		Pacific Ocean
Calocarides coronatus		Northeast Atlantic
Calocarides spinulicauda	Spiny-tailed lobster shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Calocaris caribbaeus		Western Central Atlantic.
Calocaris macandreae		Northeast Atlantic.
Coralaxius galapagensis		Southeast Pacific
Coralaxius nodulosus		Western Central Atlantic
Dorphinaxius kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific
Eiconaxius agassizi		Western Central Atlantic.
Eiconaxius albatrossae		Arctic and Canada.
Eiconaxius antillensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Eiconaxius borradailei		Western Central Atlantic
Eiconaxius caribbaeus		Western Central Atlantic.
Eiconaxius cristagalli		Southeast Pacific
Eiconaxius kermadeci		Southwest Pacific
Eiconaxius parvus		Western Pacific
Eiconaxius rotundifrons		Western Central Atlantic.
Eiconaxius sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Eutrichocheles crosnieri		Western Central Pacific
Eutrichocheles modestus		Eastern Central Atlantic
Levantocaris hornungae		Mediterranean Sea
Montanaxius mediumquod		Southwest Indian Ocean.
Neaxius acanthus		Indo-Pacific.
Neaxius trondlei		Eastern Central Pacific
Oxyrhynchaxius japonicus		Northwest Pacific
Parascytoleptus tridens		Indo-Pacific.
Paraxiopsis bisquamosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Paraxiopsis brocki		Indo-Pacific
Paraxiopsis foveolata		Western Central Atlantic
Paraxiopsis gracilimana		Western Central Atlantic.
Paraxiopsis granulimana		Western Central Atlantic.
Paraxiopsis hispida		Western Central Atlantic
Paraxiopsis spinipleura		Western Central Atlantic
Paraxiopsis tuamotu		Eastern Central Pacific
Scytoleptus barbatus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Scytoleptus serripes		Indo-West Pacific
Spongiaxius novaezealandiae		Southwest Pacific

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