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Family: Acanthephyridae (See list of species below)

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22 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis
[Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp]
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Acanthephyra acutifrons
[Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra armata
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Acanthephyra brevirostris
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Acanthephyra carinata
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Acanthephyra chacei
[Chace's deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra cucullata
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Acanthephyra curtirostris
[Peaked shrimp]


Acanthephyra eximia
[Dressed deep-sea shrimp]
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Acanthephyra media
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Acanthephyra pelagica
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Acanthephyra purpurea
[Purple deep-sea shrimp]


Acanthephyra quadrispinosa
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Acanthephyra rostrata
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Acanthephyra sica
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Acanthephyra smithi
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Acanthephyra stylorostratis
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Acanthephyra trispinosa
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Hymenodora acanthitelsonis
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Hymenodora frontalis
[Pacific ambereye]
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Hymenodora glacialis
[Northern ambereye]
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Hymenodora gracilis
[Wiry deep-sea shrimp]
22 Species of Family Acanthephyridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp Western and Southeast Atl
Acanthephyra acutifrons Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp Western Atlantic and West
Acanthephyra armata Western Central Pacific, 20 TL
Acanthephyra brevirostris Western Atlantic
Acanthephyra carinata Western and Eastern Pacif 12 TL
Acanthephyra chacei Chace's deep-sea shrimp Northeast Pacific
Acanthephyra cucullata Indo-Pacific
Acanthephyra curtirostris Peaked shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Acanthephyra eximia Dressed deep-sea shrimp Throughout tropical and s
Acanthephyra media Western and Eastern Pacif
Acanthephyra pelagica Cosmopolitan.
Acanthephyra purpurea Purple deep-sea shrimp Western Atlantic and the
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Indo-Pacific and the Atla
Acanthephyra rostrata Western Central Pacific
Acanthephyra sica Southern Ocean.
Acanthephyra smithi Indo-Pacific. 2.45 CL
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Paci
Acanthephyra trispinosa Southeast Pacific
Hymenodora acanthitelsonis Eastern Pacific
Hymenodora frontalis Pacific ambereye Northern Pacific
Hymenodora glacialis Northern ambereye Indo-Pacific to the Atlan
Hymenodora gracilis Wiry deep-sea shrimp Eastern Pacific



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