Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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

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

No picture found Ancylomenes pedersoni [Pederson cleaner shrimp]	No picture found Ascidonia miserabilis []	No picture found Ascidonia quasipusilla []
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus [Twoclaw shrimp]	No picture found Cuapetes americanus [American grass shrimp]	No picture found Gnathophylloides mineri [Squat urchin shrimp]
Gnathophyllum americanum [Bumblebee shrimp]	Gnathophyllum circellum [Circled shrimp]	No picture found Gnathophyllum modestum [Spotted bumblebee shrimp]
No picture found Leander paulensis [Red-algae shrimp]	Leander tenuicornis [Brown grass shrimp]	No picture found Lipkebe holthuisi [Wellington shrimp]
No picture found Macrobrachium acanthurus [Cinnamon river shrimp]	No picture found Macrobrachium carcinus [Bigclaw river shrimp]	No picture found Macrobrachium crenulatum []
No picture found Macrobrachium dacqueti []	No picture found Macrobrachium faustinum []	No picture found Macrobrachium heterochirus [Cascade river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium ohione [Ohio shrimp]	No picture found Macrobrachium olfersii [Bristled river shrimp]	Macrobrachium rosenbergii [Giant river prawn]
No picture found Nematopalaemon schmitti [Whitebelly prawn]	No picture found Neopontonides beaufortensis [Seawhip shrimp]	Neopontonides chacei []
No picture found Palaemon floridanus [Florida grass shrimp]	No picture found Palaemon northropi [Crossbanded grass shrimp]	No picture found Palaemonetes intermedius [Brackish grass shrimp]
No picture found Palaemonetes octaviae []	No picture found Palaemonetes pugio [Daggerblade grass shrimp]	No picture found Palaemonetes vulgaris [Marsh grass shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenaeus ascidiarum [Caribbean ascidian shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenaeus atlanticus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus bermudensis [Bermuda sponge shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenaeus bredini []	No picture found Periclimenaeus caraibicus []	No picture found Periclimenaeus chacei []
No picture found Periclimenaeus maxillulidens []	No picture found Periclimenaeus pearsei [Black sponge shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenaeus perlatus []
No picture found Periclimenaeus schmitti [Tortugas bigclaw]	No picture found Periclimenaeus wilsoni [Clear sponge shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes antipathophilus []
No picture found Periclimenes colesi []	No picture found Periclimenes crinoidalis []	No picture found Periclimenes harringtoni [Bermuda shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes iridescens [Iridescent shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes longicaudatus [Longtail grass shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes magnus []
No picture found Periclimenes mclellandi []	No picture found Periclimenes paivai []	No picture found Periclimenes pandionis []
No picture found Periclimenes patae [Gorgonian shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes perryae [Basketstar shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes rathbunae []
No picture found Periclimenes yucatanicus [Spotted cleaner shrimp]	No picture found Pontonia domestica [Atlantic pen shrimp]	No picture found Pontonia manningi [Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp]
No picture found Pontonia mexicana [Caribbean pen shrimp]	No picture found Pontonia unidens []	No picture found Pseudocoutierea antillensis []
No picture found Pseudopontonides principis []	No picture found Tuleariocaris neglecta [Black urchin shrimp]	No picture found Typton carneus []
No picture found Typton distinctus []	No picture found Typton gnathophylloides []	No picture found Typton prionurus []
No picture found Typton tortugae [Pale sponge shrimp]	No picture found Typton vulcanus []	No picture found Veleroniopsis kimallynae []

69 Species of Family Palaemonidae
(palaemonid shrimps)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ancylomenes pedersoni	Pederson cleaner shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Ascidonia miserabilis		Western Central Atlantic.
Ascidonia quasipusilla		Western Central Atlantic
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus	Twoclaw shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Cuapetes americanus	American grass shrimp	Western Atlantic
Gnathophylloides mineri	Squat urchin shrimp	Arctic, Indo-Pacific and
Gnathophyllum americanum	Bumblebee shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Gnathophyllum circellum	Circled shrimp	Arctic and Western Atlant
Gnathophyllum modestum	Spotted bumblebee shrimp	Western Atlantic
Leander paulensis	Red-algae shrimp	Arctic and Western Atlant
Leander tenuicornis	Brown grass shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Lipkebe holthuisi	Wellington shrimp	Western Atlantic
Macrobrachium acanthurus	Cinnamon river shrimp	Western Atlantic, Arctic
Macrobrachium carcinus	Bigclaw river shrimp	Western Atlantic, Arctic
Macrobrachium crenulatum		Western Atlantic and Nort
Macrobrachium dacqueti		Indo-West Pacific
Macrobrachium faustinum		Western Atlantic and Nort
Macrobrachium heterochirus	Cascade river prawn	Western Atlantic
Macrobrachium ohione	Ohio shrimp	Western Atlantic and Nort	11 TL
Macrobrachium olfersii	Bristled river shrimp	Western Atlantic
Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Giant river prawn	Indo-Pacific	34 TL
Nematopalaemon schmitti	Whitebelly prawn	Western Atlantic	8 TL
Neopontonides beaufortensis	Seawhip shrimp	Western Atlantic
Neopontonides chacei		Western Atlantic
Palaemon floridanus	Florida grass shrimp	Western Central Atlantic.
Palaemon northropi	Crossbanded grass shrimp	Western Atlantic and the
Palaemonetes intermedius	Brackish grass shrimp	Western Atlantic
Palaemonetes octaviae		Western Central Atlantic.
Palaemonetes pugio	Daggerblade grass shrimp	Western Atlantic and the	4.65 TL
Palaemonetes vulgaris	Marsh grass shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum	Caribbean ascidian shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus atlanticus		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus bermudensis	Bermuda sponge shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus bredini		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus caraibicus		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus chacei		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus maxillulidens		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus pearsei	Black sponge shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus perlatus		Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus schmitti	Tortugas bigclaw	Western Atlantic
Periclimenaeus wilsoni	Clear sponge shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenes antipathophilus		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes colesi		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes crinoidalis		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes harringtoni	Bermuda shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenes iridescens	Iridescent shrimp	Western Atlantic and the
Periclimenes longicaudatus	Longtail grass shrimp	Western Atlantic
Periclimenes magnus		Southwest Atlantic
Periclimenes mclellandi		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes paivai		Western Atlantic
Periclimenes pandionis		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes patae	Gorgonian shrimp	Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes perryae	Basketstar shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Periclimenes rathbunae		Western Central Atlantic
Periclimenes yucatanicus	Spotted cleaner shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean	2.5 TL
Pontonia domestica	Atlantic pen shrimp	Atlantic Ocean.
Pontonia manningi	Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp	Atlantic Ocean.
Pontonia mexicana	Caribbean pen shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pontonia unidens		Western Central Atlantic
Pseudocoutierea antillensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Pseudopontonides principis		Western Central Atlantic
Tuleariocaris neglecta	Black urchin shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Typton carneus		Southwest Atlantic
Typton distinctus		Western Central Atlantic.
Typton gnathophylloides		Western Central Atlantic
Typton prionurus		Western Central Atlantic
Typton tortugae	Pale sponge shrimp	Southwest Atlantic
Typton vulcanus		Western Central Atlantic
Veleroniopsis kimallynae		Western Central Atlantic

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