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

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108 species in Indian Ocean, Eastern with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anchistus australis []	No picture found Anchistus custos []	No picture found Anchistus demani []
No picture found Anchistus miersi [Giant clam commensal shrimp]	No picture found Anchistus pectinis []	Ancylomenes holthuisi [Holthuis cleaner shrimp]
No picture found Ancylomenes venustus [Beautiful transparent shrimp]	Brachycarpus biunguiculatus [Twoclaw shrimp]	No picture found Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus []
No picture found Conchodytes meleagrinae [Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp]	No picture found Conchodytes tridacnae [Giant-clam shrimp]	No picture found Coralliocaris graminea [Green Acropora commensal shrimp]
No picture found Coralliocaris superba []	No picture found Coralliocaris venusta []	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 elegans []	No picture found Cuapetes ensifrons []
No picture found Cuapetes grandis [Black and silver cuapetes shrimp]	No picture found Cuapetes longirostris []	No picture found Cuapetes seychellensis []
No picture found Cuapetes suvadivensis []	Cuapetes tenuipes [Red claw cuapetes shrimp]	No picture found Dasycaris symbiotes []
Dasycaris zanzibarica []	No picture found Exoclimenella maldivensis []	No picture found Exopontonia malleatrix []
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 bayeri []	No picture found Harpilius consobrinus []
No picture found Ischnopontonia lophos []	No picture found Jocaste japonica []	No picture found Jocaste lucina []
No picture found Laomenes albonigrus []	Laomenes amboinensis [Ambon crinoid shrimp]	Leander tenuicornis [Brown grass shrimp]
No picture found Leandrites celebensis []	Leptocarpus potamiscus [Bombay prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium australe [Koua river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium dacqueti []	Macrobrachium equidens [Rough river prawn]	No picture found Macrobrachium esculentum [Sweet river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium gracilirostre []	No picture found Macrobrachium hendersoni []	Macrobrachium intermedium [Striped river prawn]
No picture found Macrobrachium jiangxiense []	Macrobrachium rosenbergii [Giant river prawn]	No picture found Notopontonia platycheles []
No picture found Onycocaris quadratophthalma []	No picture found Orthopontonia ornata []	Palaemon concinnus [Mangrove prawn]
No picture found Palaemon debilis [Feeble 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 []	Palaemon styliferus [Roshna prawn]
No picture found Palaemonella crosnieri []	No picture found Palaemonella lata []	No picture found Palaemonella pottsi []
No picture found Palaemonella rotumana []	No picture found Palaemonella tenuipes []	No picture found Palaemonetes atrinubes []
No picture found Periclimenaeus hecate []	No picture found Periclimenaeus kottae []	No picture found Periclimenaeus matherae []
No picture found Periclimenaeus minutus []	No picture found Periclimenella spinifera []	No picture found Periclimenes alegrias []
Periclimenes brevicarpalis [Glass anemone shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes ceratopthalmus []	Periclimenes commensalis [Commensal crinoid shrimp]
No picture found Periclimenes hongkongensis []	Periclimenes imperator [Emperor shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes incertus []
Periclimenes inornatus [Anemone shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes kempi []	No picture found Periclimenes laccadivensis []
Periclimenes lanipes [Basket star shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes madreporae []	No picture found Periclimenes mahei []
No picture found Periclimenes obscurus []	No picture found Periclimenes psamathe [Seafan shrimp]	Periclimenes soror [Seastar shrimp]
Periclimenes venustus [Beautiful cleaner shrimp]	No picture found Periclimenes zanzibaricus []	No picture found Philarius gerlachei []
No picture found Philarius imperialis []	No picture found Phycomenes indicus []	No picture found Phycomenes zostericola []
No picture found Platycaris latirostris []	No picture found Pontoniopsis comanthi []	No picture found Sandimenes hirsutus []
No picture found Thaumastocaris streptopus []	No picture found Typtonychus dimorphus []	Urocaridella antonbrunii []
No picture found Urocaridella antonbruunii [Clear cleaner shrimp]	No picture found Urocaridella urocaridella []	Vir philippinensis []

108 Species of Family Palaemonidae
(palaemonid shrimps)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anchistus australis		Indo-West Pacific.
Anchistus custos		Indo-Pacific
Anchistus demani		Indo-Pacific.
Anchistus miersi	Giant clam commensal shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Anchistus pectinis		Indo-West Pacific.
Ancylomenes holthuisi	Holthuis cleaner shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Ancylomenes venustus	Beautiful transparent shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus	Twoclaw shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus		Indo-West Pacific
Conchodytes meleagrinae	Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Conchodytes tridacnae	Giant-clam shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Coralliocaris graminea	Green Acropora commensal shrimp	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Coralliocaris superba		Indo-Pacific.
Coralliocaris venusta		Indo-West 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 elegans		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes ensifrons		Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes grandis	Black and silver cuapetes shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Cuapetes longirostris		Indo-West Pacific
Cuapetes seychellensis		Indo-West Pacific
Cuapetes suvadivensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cuapetes tenuipes	Red claw cuapetes shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Dasycaris symbiotes		Indo-West Pacific.
Dasycaris zanzibarica		Indo-West Pacific
Exoclimenella maldivensis		Indo-Pacific.
Exopontonia malleatrix		Indian Ocean
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 bayeri		Eastern Indian Ocean
Harpilius consobrinus		Indo-West Pacific.
Ischnopontonia lophos		Indo-West Pacific
Jocaste japonica		Indo-Pacific.
Jocaste lucina		Indo-Pacific.
Laomenes albonigrus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Laomenes amboinensis	Ambon crinoid shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Leander tenuicornis	Brown grass shrimp	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic an
Leandrites celebensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leptocarpus potamiscus	Bombay prawn	Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium australe	Koua river prawn	Oceania Inland Water
Macrobrachium dacqueti		Indo-West 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 hendersoni		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium intermedium	Striped river prawn	Indo-West Pacific
Macrobrachium jiangxiense		Indo-West Pacific.
Macrobrachium rosenbergii	Giant river prawn	Indo-Pacific	34 TL
Notopontonia platycheles		Eastern Indian Ocean
Onycocaris quadratophthalma		Indo-Pacific.
Orthopontonia ornata		Indo-West Pacific
Palaemon concinnus	Mangrove prawn	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon debilis	Feeble shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon pacificus	Pacific grass shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Palaemon semmelinkii		Indo-West Pacific
Palaemon serrifer	Carpenter prawn	Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemon sewelli		Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemon styliferus	Roshna prawn	Indo-Pacific
Palaemonella crosnieri		Indo-Pacific.
Palaemonella lata		Indo-Pacific.
Palaemonella pottsi		Indo-West Pacific.
Palaemonella rotumana		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Palaemonella tenuipes		Indo-Pacific.
Palaemonetes atrinubes		Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenaeus hecate		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenaeus kottae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Periclimenaeus matherae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Periclimenaeus minutus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Periclimenella spinifera		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes alegrias		Eastern Indian Ocean
Periclimenes brevicarpalis	Glass anemone shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes ceratopthalmus		Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes commensalis	Commensal crinoid shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes hongkongensis		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes imperator	Emperor shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes incertus		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes inornatus	Anemone shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes kempi		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes laccadivensis		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes lanipes	Basket star shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.
Periclimenes madreporae		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes mahei		Indo-Pacific.
Periclimenes obscurus		Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes psamathe	Seafan shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Periclimenes soror	Seastar shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Periclimenes venustus	Beautiful cleaner shrimp	Central Pacific
Periclimenes zanzibaricus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Philarius gerlachei		Indo-Pacific.
Philarius imperialis		Indo-West Pacific
Phycomenes indicus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Phycomenes zostericola		Eastern Indian Ocean
Platycaris latirostris		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pontoniopsis comanthi		Indo-West Pacific
Sandimenes hirsutus		Indo-West Pacific.
Thaumastocaris streptopus		Indo-West Pacific
Typtonychus dimorphus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Urocaridella antonbrunii		Indo-Pacific.
Urocaridella antonbruunii	Clear cleaner shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Urocaridella urocaridella		Indo-West Pacific.
Vir philippinensis		Indo-West Pacific

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