Sicyoniidae (rock shrimps) |
7.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 2 - 420 m |
Western Atlantic: from USA (North Carolina to Texas) to Mexico, Bermuda, Antilles (Cuba and Puerto Rico), Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapa to Santa Catarina). |
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Maximum length based from data in Tortugas, Florida, USA (Ref. 101681). Maximum depth from Ref. 79713. Found in the coast (Ref. 121706) and offshore (Ref. 106823); occasionally enters estuaries (Ref. 106823). On mouth of bays to 60 m, rarely observed to 420 m (Ref.79470). In the continental shelf, on fine and silty sand (Ref. 121706). Associated with muddy sediments; abundant in sediments with high amounts of silt and clay (Ref. 104233). Also occurs on organic debris and calcareous algae (Ref. 106549). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from St. Thomas (Ref. 106549) and Mayaguez Harbor (Ref. 106554). C: Ref. 106549, 106554. |
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