Species under Aristeus
n= 8
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aristeus alcocki
Ramadan, 1938
Arabian red shrimp Indian Ocean 15
Aristeus antennatus
(Risso, 1816)
Blue and red shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Western Indian Ocean 22
Aristeus antillensis
Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1909
Purplehead gamba prawn Western Atlantic 11.2
Aristeus mabahissae
Ramadan, 1938
Worldwide
Aristeus pallidicauda
Komai, 1993
Northwest Pacific
Aristeus semidentatus
Bate, 1881
Smooth red shrimp Indo-Pacific 9
Aristeus varidens
Holthuis, 1952
Striped red shrimp Eastern Atlantic 12
Aristeus virilis
(Bate, 1881)
Stout red shrimp Indo-West Pacific 14.6
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