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

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107 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Atlantopandalus propinqvus
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Austropandalus grayi
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Bitias brevis
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Chlorocurtis jactans
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Chlorotocella gracilis
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Chlorotocus crassicornis
[Green shrimp]
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Chlorotocus novaezealandiae
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Dichelopandalus bonnieri
[Whip shrimp]
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Dorodotes reflexus
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Heterocarpoides levicarina
[Dorodotes shrimp]
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Heterocarpus affinis
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Heterocarpus alexandri
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Heterocarpus amacula
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Heterocarpus chani
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Heterocarpus dorsalis
[Madagascar nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus ensifer
[Armed nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus fascirostratus
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Heterocarpus gibbosus
[Humpback nylon shrimp]


Heterocarpus grimaldii
[Grimald's nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus hayashi
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Heterocarpus hostilis
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Heterocarpus laevigatus
[Smooth nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus lepidus
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Heterocarpus longirostris
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Heterocarpus oryx
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Heterocarpus parvispina
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Heterocarpus reedi
[Chilean nylon shrimp]


Heterocarpus sibogae
[Mino nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus tricarinatus
[Scarred nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus vicarius
[Northern nylon shrimp]
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Heterocarpus woodmasoni
[Indian nylon shrimp]
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Miropandalus hardingi
[Gorgonian pandalid shrimp]
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Pandalina brevirostris
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Pandalina nana
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Pandalopsis ampla
[Deepwater bigeye]
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Pandalopsis dispar
[Sidestriped shrimp]
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Pandalopsis lucidirimicola
[Sparkling shrimp]


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


Pandalus goniurus
[Humpy shrimp]
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Pandalus gurneyi
[California longbeak]
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Pandalus hypsinotus
[Coonstriped shrimp]
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Pandalus japonicus
[Morotoge shrimp]
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Pandalus jordani
[Ocean shrimp]
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Pandalus kessleri
[Hokkai shrimp]


Pandalus montagui
[Aesop shrimp]


Pandalus platyceros
[Spot shrimp]
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Pandalus stenolepis
[Roughpatch shrimp]
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Pandalus tridens
[Yellowleg pandalid]
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Pantomus affinis
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Pantomus parvulus
[Hinged longbeak]


Plesionika acanthonotus
[Lesser striped shrimp]
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Plesionika alcocki
[Gondwana striped shrimp]


Plesionika antigai
[Catalonian striped shrimp]
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Plesionika bifurca
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Plesionika binoculus
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Plesionika brevirostris
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Plesionika carinirostris
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Plesionika carsini
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Plesionika curvata
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Plesionika dentirostris
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Plesionika edwardsii
[Soldier striped shrimp]
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Plesionika ensis
[Gladiator striped shrimp]
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Plesionika erythrocyclus
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Plesionika fenneri
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Plesionika fimbriata
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Plesionika flavicauda
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Plesionika gigliolii
[Italian deepsea shrimp]
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Plesionika grandis
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Plesionika heterocarpus
[Arrow shrimp]
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Plesionika holthuisi
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Plesionika indica
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Plesionika izumiae
[Izumi shrimp]
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Plesionika kensleyi
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Plesionika longicauda
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Plesionika longidactylus
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Plesionika longipes
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Plesionika macropoda
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Plesionika martia
[Golden shrimp]
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Plesionika mexicana
[Mexican longbeak]


Plesionika narval
[Narwal shrimp]
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Plesionika nesisi
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Plesionika ocellus
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Plesionika ortmanni
[Ortmann's striped shrimp]
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Plesionika payeni
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Plesionika philippinensis
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Plesionika picta
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Plesionika polyacanthomerus
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Plesionika poupini
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Plesionika protati
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Plesionika pumila
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Plesionika quasigrandis
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Plesionika reflexa
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Plesionika rossignoli
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Plesionika rubrior
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Plesionika sanctaecatalinae
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Plesionika semilaevis
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Plesionika sindoi
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Plesionika spinensis
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Plesionika spinidorsalis
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Plesionika spinipes
[Oriental narwal shrimp]
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Plesionika tenuipes
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Plesionika trispinus
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Plesionika williamsi
[Guinea striped shrimp]
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Plesionika willisi
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Stylopandalus richardi
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107 Species of Family Pandalidae
(pandalid shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Atlantopandalus propinqvus Northeast Atlantic and th
Austropandalus grayi Southern Oceans. Subtrop
Bitias brevis Western Central Pacific
Chlorocurtis jactans Indo-Pacific
Chlorotocella gracilis Indo-West Pacific.
Chlorotocus crassicornis Green shrimp Indo-West Pacific, Easter 7.8 TL
Chlorotocus novaezealandiae Northwest Pacific
Dichelopandalus bonnieri Whip shrimp Northeast Atlantic
Dorodotes reflexus Western Central Pacific
Heterocarpoides levicarina Dorodotes shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Heterocarpus affinis Eastern Pacific. 15.3 TL
Heterocarpus alexandri Western Central Atlantic
Heterocarpus amacula Central Pacific
Heterocarpus chani Western Pacific
Heterocarpus dorsalis Madagascar nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific
Heterocarpus ensifer Armed nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 14.2 TL
Heterocarpus fascirostratus Western Pacific.
Heterocarpus gibbosus Humpback nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Heterocarpus grimaldii Grimald's nylon shrimp Eastern Atlantic 17 TL
Heterocarpus hayashi Pacific Ocean.
Heterocarpus hostilis Eastern Pacific
Heterocarpus laevigatus Smooth nylon shrimp Worldwide. 18 TL
Heterocarpus lepidus Western Central Pacific
Heterocarpus longirostris Central Pacific
Heterocarpus oryx Western Atlantic.
Heterocarpus parvispina Central Pacific.
Heterocarpus reedi Chilean nylon shrimp Southeast Pacific 3.9 CL
Heterocarpus sibogae Mino nylon shrimp Indo-Pacific
Heterocarpus tricarinatus Scarred nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific.
Heterocarpus vicarius Northern nylon shrimp Eastern Pacific 11 TL
Heterocarpus woodmasoni Indian nylon shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL
Miropandalus hardingi Gorgonian pandalid shrimp Western Pacific. 1.5 TL
Pandalina brevirostris Eastern Atlantic and the
Pandalina nana Southeast Pacific
Pandalopsis ampla Deepwater bigeye Southern Ocean and the Ar 17 TL
Pandalopsis dispar Sidestriped shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A
Pandalopsis lucidirimicola Sparkling shrimp Eastern Pacific
Pandalus borealis Northern shrimp Circumpolar. Temperate t 16.5 TL
Pandalus danae Dock shrimp Northeast Pacific and Nor
Pandalus eous Alaskan pink shrimp Pacific Ocean
Pandalus goniurus Humpy shrimp North Pacific and Arctic 14.2 TL
Pandalus gurneyi California longbeak Eastern Pacific. 15 TL
Pandalus hypsinotus Coonstriped shrimp Northern Pacific and Nort 20.9 TL
Pandalus japonicus Morotoge shrimp Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
Pandalus jordani Ocean shrimp Eastern Pacific and North 3 CL
Pandalus kessleri Hokkai shrimp Northwest Pacific 15.7 TL
Pandalus montagui Aesop shrimp Northern Atlantic and the 16 TL
Pandalus platyceros Spot shrimp Eastern Pacific 30 TL
Pandalus stenolepis Roughpatch shrimp Northeast Pacific.
Pandalus tridens Yellowleg pandalid Northeast Pacific
Pantomus affinis Eastern Pacific
Pantomus parvulus Hinged longbeak Western Atlantic Ocean.
Plesionika acanthonotus Lesser striped shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 8.5 TL
Plesionika alcocki Gondwana striped shrimp Western Central Pacific
Plesionika antigai Catalonian striped shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Plesionika bifurca Indo-Pacific.
Plesionika binoculus Indo-West Pacific
Plesionika brevirostris Western Central Pacific
Plesionika carinirostris Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika carsini Central Pacific
Plesionika curvata Pacific Ocean
Plesionika dentirostris Northwest Pacific
Plesionika edwardsii Soldier striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 4 CL
Plesionika ensis Gladiator striped shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 12.8 TL
Plesionika erythrocyclus Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika fenneri Eastern Pacific
Plesionika fimbriata Central Pacific
Plesionika flavicauda Central Pacific
Plesionika gigliolii Italian deepsea shrimp Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1.86 CL
Plesionika grandis Indo-West Pacific.
Plesionika heterocarpus Arrow shrimp Eastern Atlantic and the 10.6 TL
Plesionika holthuisi Atlantic Ocean
Plesionika indica Indo-West Pacific. 3.8 CL
Plesionika izumiae Izumi shrimp Western Pacific.
Plesionika kensleyi Indo-West Pacific
Plesionika longicauda Central Atlantic. 8 TL
Plesionika longidactylus Western Pacific
Plesionika longipes Western Atlantic.
Plesionika macropoda Central Pacific and Centr
Plesionika martia Golden shrimp Cosmopolitan 16.9 TL
Plesionika mexicana Mexican longbeak Eastern Pacific
Plesionika narval Narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 14.5 TL
Plesionika nesisi Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika ocellus Pacific Ocean
Plesionika ortmanni Ortmann's striped shrimp Western Pacific
Plesionika payeni Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika philippinensis Western Central Pacific
Plesionika picta Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika polyacanthomerus Western Central Atlantic.
Plesionika poupini Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika protati Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika pumila Western Central Pacific
Plesionika quasigrandis Eastern Indian Ocean
Plesionika reflexa Indo-Pacific.
Plesionika rossignoli Eastern Central Atlantic.
Plesionika rubrior Eastern Central Pacific
Plesionika sanctaecatalinae Eastern Pacific
Plesionika semilaevis Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika sindoi Pacific Ocean.
Plesionika spinensis Western Central Pacific
Plesionika spinidorsalis Central Pacific.
Plesionika spinipes Oriental narwal shrimp Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Plesionika tenuipes Western Atlantic.
Plesionika trispinus Eastern Pacific
Plesionika williamsi Guinea striped shrimp Worldwide. Tropical and 16.6 TL
Plesionika willisi Western Atlantic.
Stylopandalus richardi Indo-Pacific and Atlantic



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