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Family: Glyphocrangonidae armored shrimps (See list of species below)

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39 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Glyphocrangon aculeata
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Glyphocrangon alata
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Glyphocrangon alispina
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Glyphocrangon arduus
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Glyphocrangon brevis
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Glyphocrangon caeca
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Glyphocrangon cerea
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Glyphocrangon chacei
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Glyphocrangon demani
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Glyphocrangon dentata
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Glyphocrangon faxoni
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Glyphocrangon formosana
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Glyphocrangon grandis
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Glyphocrangon haematonotus
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Glyphocrangon hakuhoae
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Glyphocrangon humilis
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Glyphocrangon investigatoris
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Glyphocrangon isos
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Glyphocrangon longirostris
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Glyphocrangon longleyi
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Glyphocrangon lowryi
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Glyphocrangon musorstomia
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Glyphocrangon nobilis
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Glyphocrangon panglao
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Glyphocrangon parviocullus
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Glyphocrangon podager
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Glyphocrangon proxima
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Glyphocrangon pugnax
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Glyphocrangon regalis
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Glyphocrangon richeri
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Glyphocrangon robusta
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Glyphocrangon rudis
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Glyphocrangon sicaria
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Glyphocrangon spinicauda
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Glyphocrangon spinossisima
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Glyphocrangon spinulosa
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Glyphocrangon unguiculata
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Glyphocrangon vicaria
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Glyphocrangon waginii
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39 Species of Family Glyphocrangonidae
(armored shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Glyphocrangon aculeata Western Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon alata Eastern Pacific
Glyphocrangon alispina Western Central Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon arduus Eastern Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon brevis Western Indian Ocean 1.35 CL
Glyphocrangon caeca Eastern Indian Ocean 1.5 CL
Glyphocrangon cerea Western Indian Ocean
Glyphocrangon chacei Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon demani Western Central Pacific 1.45 CL
Glyphocrangon dentata East Africa.
Glyphocrangon faxoni Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon formosana Western Pacific
Glyphocrangon grandis Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon haematonotus Western Central Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon hakuhoae Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon humilis Northwest Pacific 1.6 CL
Glyphocrangon investigatoris Western Indian Ocean
Glyphocrangon isos Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon longirostris Atlantic Ocean.
Glyphocrangon longleyi Western Central Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon lowryi Western Pacific
Glyphocrangon musorstomia Western Central Pacific. 1.57 CL
Glyphocrangon nobilis Western Central Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon panglao Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon parviocullus Western Central Pacific 1.65 CL
Glyphocrangon podager Antarctic Indian Ocean
Glyphocrangon proxima Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon pugnax Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon regalis Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Glyphocrangon richeri Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon robusta Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon rudis Western Central Pacific 1.59 CL
Glyphocrangon sicaria Eastern Pacific
Glyphocrangon spinicauda Western Atlantic.
Glyphocrangon spinossisima Western Central Pacific
Glyphocrangon spinulosa Eastern Central Pacific 11 TL
Glyphocrangon unguiculata Indo-West Pacific
Glyphocrangon vicaria Eastern Pacific.
Glyphocrangon waginii Southeast Pacific



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