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Family: Palaemonidae palaemonid shrimps (See list of species below)

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245 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Allopontia iaini []	No picture found Altopontonia disparostris []	No picture found Amphipontonia kanak []
No picture found Anchiopontonia hurii []	No picture found Anchistus australis []	No picture found Anchistus custoides []
No picture found Anchistus custos []	No picture found Anchistus demani []	No picture found Anchistus gravieri []
No picture found Anchistus miersi [Giant clam commensal shrimp]	No picture found Anchistus pectinis []	Ancylomenes holthuisi [Holthuis cleaner shrimp]
Ancylomenes magnificus [Magnificent shrimp]	No picture found Ancylomenes tenuirostris []	Ancylomenes tosaensis []
No picture found Ancylomenes venustus [Beautiful transparent shrimp]	No picture found Apopontonia dentimanus []	No picture found Apopontonia falcirostris []
No picture found Araiopontonia odontorhyncha []	Brachycarpus biunguiculatus [Twoclaw shrimp]	No picture found Brachycarpus crosnieri []
No picture found Cainonia medipacifica []	No picture found Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus []	No picture found Colemonia litodactylus []
No picture found Conchodytes biunguiculatus []	No picture found Conchodytes kempi []	No picture found Conchodytes maculatus []
No picture found Conchodytes meleagrinae [Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp]	No picture found Conchodytes monodactylus []	No picture found Conchodytes tridacnae [Giant-clam shrimp]
No picture found Coralliocaris graminea [Green Acropora commensal shrimp]	No picture found Coralliocaris nudirostris []	No picture found Coralliocaris superba []
No picture found Coralliocaris viridis []	No picture found Cuapetes agag []	No picture found Cuapetes amymone []
No picture found Cuapetes anacanthus []	No picture found Cuapetes andamanensis []	No picture found Cuapetes darwiniensis []
No picture found Cuapetes elegans []	No picture found Cuapetes ensifrons []	No picture found Cuapetes grandis [Black and silver cuapetes shrimp]
Cuapetes kororensis [Mushroom coral ghost shrimp]	No picture found Cuapetes lacertae [Spotted arm shrimp]	No picture found Cuapetes longirostris []
No picture found Cuapetes nilandensis []	No picture found Cuapetes platycheles []	No picture found Cuapetes seychellensis []
Cuapetes tenuipes [Red claw cuapetes shrimp]	No picture found Dactylonia ascidicola []	No picture found Dactylonia borradalei []
No picture found Dactylonia monnioti []	No picture found Dasycaris symbiotes []	Dasycaris zanzibarica []
No picture found Epipontonia anceps []	No picture found Exoclimenella denticulata []	No picture found Exoclimenella maldivensis []
Gnathophyllum americanum [Bumblebee shrimp]	No picture found Hamodactylus boschmai []	No picture found Hamodactylus noumeae []
Hamopontonia corallicola [Egg shell shrimp]	No picture found Harpiliopsis beaupresii []	No picture found Harpiliopsis depressa [Flattened shrimp]
No picture found Harpiliopsis spinigera []	No picture found Harpilius consobrinus []	No picture found Harpilius lutescens []
Hymenocera picta [Harlequin shrimp]	No picture found Ischnopontonia lophos []	No picture found Isopontonia platycheles []
No picture found Jocaste japonica []	No picture found Jocaste lucina []	No picture found Kaviengella jeffkinchi []
No picture found Kemponia johnsoni []	No picture found Kemponia nilandensis []	Laomenes amboinensis [Ambon crinoid shrimp]
No picture found Laomenes nudirostris []	No picture found Leander plumosus [Long nose shrimp]	Leander tenuicornis [Brown grass shrimp]
No picture found Leandrites stenopus []	Leptocarpus potamiscus [Bombay prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium australe [Koua river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium dacqueti []	No picture found Macrobrachium dienbienphuense []	Macrobrachium equidens [Rough river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium esculentum [Sweet river prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium gracilirostre []	No picture found Macrobrachium grandimanus [Hawaiian river shrimp]
No picture found Macrobrachium guangxiense []	No picture found Macrobrachium hendersoni []	No picture found Macrobrachium horstii []
No picture found Macrobrachium inflatum []	No picture found Macrobrachium japonicum []	No picture found Macrobrachium jaroense [Jaro river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium jiangxiense []	No picture found Macrobrachium lanceifrons [Philippine river prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium lanchesteri [Riceland prawn]
Macrobrachium lar [Monkey river prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium latidactylus [Scissor river prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium latimanus [Mountain river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium lepidactyloides [Malayam scale prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium maculatum []	No picture found Macrobrachium mammillodactylus [Knobtooth prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium meridionalis []	No picture found Macrobrachium nipponense [Oriental river prawn]	Macrobrachium rosenbergii [Giant river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium superbum []	No picture found Macrobrachium venustum []	No picture found Macrobrachium vietnamense []
No picture found Macrobrachium yui []	No picture found Madangella altirostris []	No picture found Mesopontonia gorgoniophila []
No picture found Mesopontonia gracilicarpus []	No picture found Mesopontonia monodactylus []	No picture found Metapontonia fungiacola []
Nematopalaemon tenuipes [Spider prawn]	No picture found Neoanchistus cardiodytes []	No picture found Odontonia bagginsi []
No picture found Odontonia compacta []	No picture found Odontonia katoi []	No picture found Odontonia plurellicola []
No picture found Odontonia simplicipes []	No picture found Onycocaridella monodoa []	No picture found Onycocaris longirostris []
No picture found Orthopontonia ornata []	Palaemon concinnus [Mangrove prawn]	No picture found Palaemon debilis [Feeble shrimp]
No picture found Palaemon macrodactylus [Oriental shrimp]	No picture found Palaemon pacificus [Pacific grass shrimp]	No picture found Palaemon semmelinkii []
No picture found Palaemon serrifer [Carpenter prawn]	No picture found Palaemon sewelli []	No picture found Palaemonella dolichodactylus []
No picture found Palaemonella hachijo []	No picture found Palaemonella lata []	No picture found Palaemonella pottsi []
No picture found Palaemonella pusilla []	No picture found Palaemonella rotumana []	No picture found Palaemonella spinulata []
No picture found Palaemonella tenuipes []	No picture found Paraclimenaeus spinicauda []	No picture found Paraclimenes franklini []
No picture found Paraclimenes setirostris []	No picture found Paranchistus armatus []	No picture found Paranchistus nobilii []
No picture found Paranchistus pycnodontae []	No picture found Periclimenaeus arabicus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus bidentatus []
No picture found Periclimenaeus colodactylus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus hecate []	No picture found Periclimenaeus jeancharcoti []
No picture found Periclimenaeus nobilii []	No picture found Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus palauensis []
No picture found Periclimenaeus rastrifer []	No picture found Periclimenaeus rhodope []	No picture found Periclimenaeus stylirostris []
No picture found Periclimenaeus tridentatus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus tuamotae []	No picture found Periclimenella spinifera []
No picture found Periclimenes affinis []	No picture found Periclimenes albatrossae []	No picture found Periclimenes alcocki []
No picture found Periclimenes aleator []	No picture found Periclimenes attenuatus []	No picture found Periclimenes batei []
Periclimenes brevicarpalis [Glass anemone shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes brevirostris []	No picture found Periclimenes ceratopthalmus []
Periclimenes commensalis [Commensal crinoid shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes coriolis []	No picture found Periclimenes cristimanus []
No picture found Periclimenes crosnieri []	No picture found Periclimenes diversipes []	No picture found Periclimenes forcipulatus []
No picture found Periclimenes foresti []	No picture found Periclimenes foveolatus []	No picture found Periclimenes franklini []
No picture found Periclimenes fujinoi []	No picture found Periclimenes gorgonicola []	No picture found Periclimenes grandidens []
No picture found Periclimenes grandis []	No picture found Periclimenes hertwigi []	Periclimenes imperator [Emperor shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes incertus []	Periclimenes inornatus [Anemone shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes ischiospinosus []
No picture found Periclimenes kempi []	No picture found Periclimenes laccadivensis []	Periclimenes lanipes [Basket star shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes latipollex []	No picture found Periclimenes lepidus []	No picture found Periclimenes leptodactylus []
No picture found Periclimenes madreporae []	No picture found Periclimenes mahei []	No picture found Periclimenes obscurus []
No picture found Periclimenes ordinarius []	Periclimenes ornatus []	No picture found Periclimenes paralcocki []
No picture found Periclimenes parvispinatus []	No picture found Periclimenes pectinipes []	No picture found Periclimenes perlucidus []
No picture found Periclimenes pilipes []	No picture found Periclimenes platyrhynchus []	No picture found Periclimenes psamathe [Seafan shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes rectirostris []	No picture found Periclimenes richeri []	No picture found Periclimenes sarasvati []
No picture found Periclimenes sibogae []	No picture found Periclimenes sinensis []	Periclimenes soror [Seastar shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes tenuis []	No picture found Periclimenes toloensis []	No picture found Periclimenes uniunguiculatus []
No picture found Periclimenes vaubani []	Periclimenes venustus [Beautiful cleaner shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes watamuae []
No picture found Periclimenoides odontodactylus []	No picture found Philarius gerlachei []	No picture found Philarius imperialis []
No picture found Philarius lifuensis []	No picture found Phyllognathia ceratophthalma [Bongo shrimp]	No picture found Pinnotheronia rumphiusi []
No picture found Plesiopontonia monodi []	Pliopontonia furtiva [Disc anemone shrimp]	No picture found Pontonia sibogae []
No picture found Pontonides ankeri []	No picture found Pontonides asperulatus []	No picture found Pontonides loloata []
No picture found Pontonides sibogae []	Pontonides unciger []	No picture found Pontoniopsis comanthi []
No picture found Sandimenes hirsutus []	Stegopontonia commensalis [Whitestripe urchin shrimp]	No picture found Thaumastocaris streptopus []
No picture found Tuleariocaris holthuisi [Holthuis urchin shrimp]	No picture found Tuleariocaris zanzibarica []	No picture found Typtonychus crassimanus []
No picture found Unguicaris novaecaledoniae []	Urocaridella antonbrunii []	No picture found Urocaridella antonbruunii [Clear cleaner shrimp]
No picture found Urocaridella urocaridella []	No picture found Vir colemani []	No picture found Vir orientalis []
Vir philippinensis []	No picture found Zenopontonia noverca [Rounded sea star shrimp]

245 Species of Family Palaemonidae
(palaemonid shrimps)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Allopontia iaini		Western Central Pacific
Altopontonia disparostris		Western Central Pacific
Amphipontonia kanak		Western Central Pacific
Anchiopontonia hurii		Central Pacific
Anchistus australis		Indo-West Pacific.
Anchistus custoides		Western Central Pacific
Anchistus custos		Indo-Pacific
Anchistus demani		Indo-Pacific.
Anchistus gravieri		Indo-West Pacific.
Anchistus miersi	Giant clam commensal shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Anchistus pectinis		Indo-West Pacific.
Ancylomenes holthuisi	Holthuis cleaner shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Ancylomenes magnificus	Magnificent shrimp	Western Pacific
Ancylomenes tenuirostris		Western Central Pacific
Ancylomenes tosaensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Ancylomenes venustus	Beautiful transparent shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.
Apopontonia dentimanus		Western Central Pacific
Apopontonia falcirostris		Western Central Pacific
Araiopontonia odontorhyncha		Western Central Pacific
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus	Twoclaw shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Brachycarpus crosnieri		Western Central Pacific
Cainonia medipacifica		Central Pacific
Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus		Indo-West Pacific
Colemonia litodactylus		Western Central Pacific
Conchodytes biunguiculatus		Indo-Pacific.
Conchodytes kempi		Western Central Pacific
Conchodytes maculatus		Western Central Pacific
Conchodytes meleagrinae	Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Conchodytes monodactylus		Western Pacific
Conchodytes tridacnae	Giant-clam shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Coralliocaris graminea	Green Acropora commensal shrimp	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Coralliocaris nudirostris		Indo-Pacific.
Coralliocaris superba		Indo-Pacific.
Coralliocaris viridis		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes agag		Indo-West Pacific.
Cuapetes amymone		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes anacanthus		Indo-West Pacific
Cuapetes andamanensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Cuapetes darwiniensis		Western Central Pacific
Cuapetes elegans		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes ensifrons		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes grandis	Black and silver cuapetes shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes kororensis	Mushroom coral ghost shrimp	Western Central Pacific.
Cuapetes lacertae	Spotted arm shrimp	Western Central Pacific
Cuapetes longirostris		Indo-West Pacific
Cuapetes nilandensis		Western Central Pacific.
Cuapetes platycheles		Western Pacific
Cuapetes seychellensis		Indo-West Pacific
Cuapetes tenuipes	Red claw cuapetes shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Dactylonia ascidicola		Indo-Pacific.
Dactylonia borradalei		Western Central Pacific
Dactylonia monnioti		Western Central Pacific
Dasycaris symbiotes		Indo-West Pacific.
Dasycaris zanzibarica		Indo-West Pacific
Epipontonia anceps		Western Central Pacific
Exoclimenella denticulata		Central Pacific.
Exoclimenella maldivensis		Indo-Pacific.
Gnathophyllum americanum	Bumblebee shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Hamodactylus boschmai		Indo-West Pacific.
Hamodactylus noumeae		Indo-West Pacific.
Hamopontonia corallicola	Egg shell shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.
Harpiliopsis beaupresii		Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Harpiliopsis depressa	Flattened shrimp	Indo-Pacific.	2.5 TL
Harpiliopsis spinigera		Indo-Pacific.
Harpilius consobrinus		Indo-West Pacific.
Harpilius lutescens		Indo-Pacific.
Hymenocera picta	Harlequin shrimp	Indo-Pacific.	5 BL
Ischnopontonia lophos		Indo-West Pacific
Isopontonia platycheles		Western Central Pacific
Jocaste japonica		Indo-Pacific.
Jocaste lucina		Indo-Pacific.
Kaviengella jeffkinchi		Western Central Pacific
Kemponia johnsoni		Western Pacific
Kemponia nilandensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Laomenes amboinensis	Ambon crinoid shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Laomenes nudirostris		Western Central Pacific
Leander plumosus	Long nose shrimp	Western Central Pacific
Leander tenuicornis	Brown grass shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Leandrites stenopus		Western Pacific.
Leptocarpus potamiscus	Bombay prawn	Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium australe	Koua river prawn	Oceania Inland Water
Macrobrachium dacqueti		Indo-West Pacific
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense		Western Pacific
Macrobrachium equidens	Rough river prawn	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	9.8 TL
Macrobrachium esculentum	Sweet river prawn	Southern Asia.
Macrobrachium gracilirostre		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium grandimanus	Hawaiian river shrimp	Oceania.
Macrobrachium guangxiense		Northwest Pacific
Macrobrachium hendersoni		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium horstii		Western Pacific.
Macrobrachium inflatum		Northwest Pacific
Macrobrachium japonicum		Western Pacific
Macrobrachium jaroense	Jaro river prawn	Southern Asia.
Macrobrachium jiangxiense		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium lanceifrons	Philippine river prawn	Southern Asia, Philippine
Macrobrachium lanchesteri	Riceland prawn	Southern Asia
Macrobrachium lar	Monkey river prawn	Oceania Inland Water
Macrobrachium latidactylus	Scissor river prawn	Western Pacific.
Macrobrachium latimanus	Mountain river prawn	Oceania Inland Water
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides	Malayam scale prawn	Oceania Inland Water
Macrobrachium maculatum		Northwest Pacific
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus	Knobtooth prawn	Western Pacific
Macrobrachium meridionalis		Western Pacific
Macrobrachium nipponense	Oriental river prawn	Southern Asia.
Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Giant river prawn	Indo-Pacific	34 TL
Macrobrachium superbum		Northwest Pacific
Macrobrachium venustum		Northwest Pacific
Macrobrachium vietnamense		Western Pacific.
Macrobrachium yui		Western Pacific
Madangella altirostris		Western Central Pacific
Mesopontonia gorgoniophila		Western Pacific.
Mesopontonia gracilicarpus		Western Central Pacific
Mesopontonia monodactylus		Western Central Pacific
Metapontonia fungiacola		Western Central Pacific.
Nematopalaemon tenuipes	Spider prawn	Indo-West Pacific
Neoanchistus cardiodytes		Indo-West Pacific
Odontonia bagginsi		Western Central Pacific
Odontonia compacta		Western Central Pacific
Odontonia katoi		Indo-West Pacific
Odontonia plurellicola		Western Central Pacific
Odontonia simplicipes		Western Central Pacific
Onycocaridella monodoa		Western Central Pacific
Onycocaris longirostris		Western Central Pacific
Orthopontonia ornata		Indo-West Pacific
Palaemon concinnus	Mangrove prawn	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon debilis	Feeble shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon macrodactylus	Oriental shrimp	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	7.3 TL
Palaemon pacificus	Pacific grass shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon semmelinkii		Indo-West Pacific
Palaemon serrifer	Carpenter prawn	Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemon sewelli		Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemonella dolichodactylus		Western Central Pacific
Palaemonella hachijo		Western Central Pacific
Palaemonella lata		Indo-Pacific.
Palaemonella pottsi		Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemonella pusilla		Western Central Pacific
Palaemonella rotumana		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Palaemonella spinulata		Indo-Pacific.
Palaemonella tenuipes		Indo-Pacific.
Paraclimenaeus spinicauda		Western Central Pacific
Paraclimenes franklini		Western Central Pacific.
Paraclimenes setirostris		Western Central Pacific
Paranchistus armatus		Western Central Pacific
Paranchistus nobilii		Indo-West Pacific
Paranchistus pycnodontae		Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus arabicus		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenaeus bidentatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenaeus colodactylus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus hecate		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenaeus jeancharcoti		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus nobilii		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenaeus palauensis		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus rastrifer		Western Pacific.
Periclimenaeus rhodope		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenaeus stylirostris		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus tridentatus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenaeus tuamotae		Central Pacific
Periclimenella spinifera		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes affinis		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes albatrossae		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes alcocki		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes aleator		Central Pacific.
Periclimenes attenuatus		Western Central Pacific.
Periclimenes batei		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes brevicarpalis	Glass anemone shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes brevirostris		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes ceratopthalmus		Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes commensalis	Commensal crinoid shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes coriolis		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes cristimanus		Western Pacific
Periclimenes crosnieri		Central Pacific
Periclimenes diversipes		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes forcipulatus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes foresti		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes foveolatus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes franklini		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes fujinoi		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes gorgonicola		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes grandidens		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes grandis		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes hertwigi		Western Pacific.
Periclimenes imperator	Emperor shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes incertus		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes inornatus	Anemone shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes ischiospinosus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes kempi		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes laccadivensis		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes lanipes	Basket star shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes latipollex		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes lepidus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes leptodactylus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes madreporae		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes mahei		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes obscurus		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes ordinarius		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes ornatus		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Periclimenes paralcocki		Central Pacific.
Periclimenes parvispinatus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes pectinipes		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes perlucidus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes pilipes		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes platyrhynchus		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes psamathe	Seafan shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes rectirostris		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes richeri		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes sarasvati		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes sinensis		Western Pacific.
Periclimenes soror	Seastar shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes toloensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes uniunguiculatus		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes vaubani		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenes venustus	Beautiful cleaner shrimp	Central Pacific
Periclimenes watamuae		Western Central Pacific
Periclimenoides odontodactylus		Western Pacific
Philarius gerlachei		Indo-Pacific.
Philarius imperialis		Indo-West Pacific
Philarius lifuensis		Western Central Pacific
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma	Bongo shrimp	Western Pacific
Pinnotheronia rumphiusi		Western Central Pacific
Plesiopontonia monodi		Western Central Pacific
Pliopontonia furtiva	Disc anemone shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Pontonia sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Pontonides ankeri		Indo-Pacific.
Pontonides asperulatus		Western Central Pacific
Pontonides loloata		Indo-Pacific.
Pontonides sibogae		Western Pacific
Pontonides unciger		Indo-Pacific.
Pontoniopsis comanthi		Indo-West Pacific
Sandimenes hirsutus		Indo-West Pacific.
Stegopontonia commensalis	Whitestripe urchin shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Thaumastocaris streptopus		Indo-West Pacific
Tuleariocaris holthuisi	Holthuis urchin shrimp	Amphitropical
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica		Western Central Pacific
Typtonychus crassimanus		Western Central Pacific
Unguicaris novaecaledoniae		Western Central Pacific
Urocaridella antonbrunii		Indo-Pacific.
Urocaridella antonbruunii	Clear cleaner shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Urocaridella urocaridella		Indo-West Pacific.
Vir colemani		Western Central Pacific
Vir orientalis		Western Central Pacific
Vir philippinensis		Indo-West Pacific
Zenopontonia noverca	Rounded sea star shrimp	Indo-West Pacific

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