Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871
Brown rock shrimp
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Family:  Sicyoniidae (rock shrimps)
Max. size:  15.3 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 330 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: In the eastern Pacific from Colima to Chiapas, Mexico, and in the western Atlantic from Norfolk Virginia, along USA and Bahamas to the southern coast of Cuba, Gulf of Mexico from Florida Keys to Yucatan.
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Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 356. Prefers bottom white and shelly sand (Ref. 8). Generalized carnivore, feeds at night, mainly on mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 111994).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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