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Family: Pandalidae pandalid shrimps (See list of species below)

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35 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Chlorotocella gracilis
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Chlorotocus crassicornis
[Green shrimp]
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Chlorotocus novaezealandiae
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Heterocarpoides levicarina
[Dorodotes shrimp]
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Heterocarpus chani
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Heterocarpus dorsalis
[Madagascar nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus fascirostratus
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Heterocarpus gibbosus
[Humpback nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus hayashi
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Heterocarpus laevigatus
[Smooth nylon shrimp]


Heterocarpus sibogae
[Mino nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus tricarinatus
[Scarred nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus woodmasoni
[Indian nylon shrimp]
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Miropandalus hardingi
[Gorgonian pandalid shrimp]


Pandalus borealis
[Northern shrimp]
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Pandalus eous
[Alaskan pink shrimp]


Pandalus goniurus
[Humpy shrimp]
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Pandalus hypsinotus
[Coonstriped shrimp]
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Pandalus japonicus
[Morotoge shrimp]
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Pandalus kessleri
[Hokkai shrimp]
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Plesionika bifurca
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Plesionika binoculus
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Plesionika dentirostris
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Plesionika edwardsii
[Soldier striped shrimp]
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Plesionika erythrocyclus
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Plesionika grandis
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Plesionika indica
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Plesionika izumiae
[Izumi shrimp]
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Plesionika longidactylus
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Plesionika martia
[Golden shrimp]


Plesionika narval
[Narwal shrimp]
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Plesionika ortmanni
[Ortmann's striped shrimp]
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Plesionika semilaevis
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Plesionika sindoi
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Plesionika spinipes
[Oriental narwal shrimp]
35 Species of Family Pandalidae
(pandalid shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Chlorotocella gracilis Indo-West Pacific.
Chlorotocus crassicornis Green shrimp Indo-West Pacific, Easter 7.8 TL
Chlorotocus novaezealandiae Northwest Pacific
Heterocarpoides levicarina Dorodotes shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Heterocarpus chani Western Pacific
Heterocarpus dorsalis Madagascar nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific
Heterocarpus fascirostratus Western Pacific.
Heterocarpus gibbosus Humpback nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Heterocarpus hayashi Pacific Ocean.
Heterocarpus laevigatus Smooth nylon shrimp Worldwide. 18 TL
Heterocarpus sibogae Mino nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific
Heterocarpus tricarinatus Scarred nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific.
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Indian nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL
Miropandalus hardingi Gorgonian pandalid shrimp Western Pacific. 1.5 TL
Pandalus borealis Northern shrimp Circumpolar. Temperate t 16.5 TL
Pandalus eous Alaskan pink shrimp Pacific Ocean
Pandalus goniurus Humpy shrimp North Pacific and Arctic 14.2 TL
Pandalus hypsinotus Coonstriped shrimp Northern Pacific and Nort 20.9 TL
Pandalus japonicus Morotoge shrimp Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
Pandalus kessleri Hokkai shrimp Northwest Pacific 15.7 TL
Plesionika bifurca Indo-Pacific.
Plesionika binoculus Indo-West Pacific
Plesionika dentirostris Northwest Pacific
Plesionika edwardsii Soldier striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 4 CL
Plesionika erythrocyclus Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika grandis Indo-West Pacific.
Plesionika indica Indo-West Pacific. 3.8 CL
Plesionika izumiae Izumi shrimp Western Pacific.
Plesionika longidactylus Western Pacific
Plesionika martia Golden shrimp Cosmopolitan 16.9 TL
Plesionika narval Narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 14.5 TL
Plesionika ortmanni Ortmann's striped shrimp Western Pacific
Plesionika semilaevis Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika sindoi Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika spinipes Oriental narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic



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