| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benthesicymus altus Bate, 1881 |
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific | 12 | |
| Benthesicymus armatus MacGilchrist, 1905 |
Western Indian Ocean | 15.7 | |
| Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882 |
Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn | Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific | 11.5 |
| Benthesicymus brasiliensis Bate, 1881 |
Central Atlantic and Antarctic Indian Ocean | 15.2 | |
| Benthesicymus brevirostris Kikuchi & Nemoto, 1991 |
Northwest Pacific | ||
| Benthesicymus cereus Burkenroad, 1936 |
Southwest Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Arctic | 7.6 | |
| Benthesicymus crenatus Bate, 1881 |
Pacific Ocean | 20 | |
| Benthesicymus hjorti Sund, 1920 |
Eastern Central Atlantic | ||
| Benthesicymus howensis Dall, 2001 |
Western Pacific | 2.4 | |
| Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899 |
Indo-Pacific | 8.95 | |
| Benthesicymus iridescens Bate, 1881 |
Atlantic and the Indo-West Pacific | 15 | |
| Benthesicymus laciniatus Rathbun, 1906 |
Atlantic and Indo-Pacific | 4.26 | |
| Benthesicymus seymouri Tirmizi, 1960 |
Western Indian Ocean | 5.9 | |
| Benthesicymus strabus Burkenroad, 1936 |
Prawns | Pacific Ocean | 3.95 |
| Benthesicymus tirmiziae Crosnier, 1978 |
Indo-West Pacific | 10 | |
| Benthesicymus urinator Burkenroad, 1936 |
Indo-Pacific | 2.5 |