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Family: Caprellidae skeleton shrimps (See list of species below)

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79 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aciconula australiensis
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Aeginella spinosa
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Aeginina longicornis
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Aeginoides gaussi
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Caprella acanthifera
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Caprella aequlibra
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Caprella alaskana
[Alaskan skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella andreae
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Caprella bathytatos
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Caprella ciliata
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Caprella danilevskii
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Caprella dubia
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Caprella equilibra
[Skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella ferrea
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Caprella gracilior
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Caprella grandimana
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Caprella hirayamai
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Caprella hirsuta
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Caprella irregularis
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Caprella laeviuscula
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Caprella linearis
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Caprella liparotensis
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Caprella manneringi
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Caprella mendax
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Caprella microtuberculata
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Caprella mutica
[Japanese skeleton shrimp]
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Caprella penantis
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Caprella pustulata
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Caprella rinki
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Caprella scaura
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Caprella septentrionalis
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Caprella striata
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Caprellaporema subantarctica
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Caprellina longicollis
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Caprellinoides mayeri
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Caprellinoides singularis
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Caprellinoides tristanensis
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Dodecas elongata
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Dodecasella elegans
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Dodecasella georgiana
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Jigurru vailhoggett
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Liropus nelsonae
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Metacaprella anomala
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Metacaprella horrida
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Metacaprella kennerlyi
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Metaproto novaehollandiae
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Monoliropus concavimanus
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Monoliropus kazemii
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Noculacia australiensis
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Notoprotella pearce
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Orthoprotella australis
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Orthoprotella mayeri
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Paedaridium miserum
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Paradeutella laevis
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Paradeutella spinosa
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Paraproto mccaini
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Parvipalpina verrucosa
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Parvipalpus colemani
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Parvipalpus major
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Proaeginina norvegica
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Protella similis
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Protella trilobata
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Protellina arctica
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Protellina ingolfi
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Protellopsis kergueleni
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Protomima imitatrix
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Protoplesius enigma
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Pseudocaprellina pambanensis
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Pseudoprellicana johnsoni
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Pseudoprotella phasma
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Pseudoprotella soela
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Pseudoproto fallax
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Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi
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Quadrisegmentum lowryi
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Quadrisegmentum triangulum
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Semidodecas beuroisi
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Symmetrella arnaudi
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Thorina spinosa
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Tropicaprella minuta
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79 Species of Family Caprellidae
(skeleton shrimps)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aciconula australiensis Western Central Pacific
Aeginella spinosa Arctic and Northwest Atla
Aeginina longicornis Arctic and Northern Atlan
Aeginoides gaussi Southern Ocean
Caprella acanthifera Northeast Atlantic and th
Caprella aequlibra Northwest Pacific
Caprella alaskana Alaskan skeleton shrimp Eastern Pacific
Caprella andreae Atlantic Ocean
Caprella bathytatos Northeast Pacific.
Caprella ciliata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Caprella danilevskii Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Caprella dubia Arctic and Northwest Atla
Caprella equilibra Skeleton shrimp Pacific Ocean, Western Ce
Caprella ferrea Northeast Pacific
Caprella gracilior Northeast Pacific
Caprella grandimana Mediterranean Sea
Caprella hirayamai Northwest Pacific
Caprella hirsuta Mediterranean Sea
Caprella irregularis Northeast Pacific
Caprella laeviuscula Northeast Pacific
Caprella linearis Northwest Pacific, Northe
Caprella liparotensis Mediterranean Sea
Caprella manneringi Southwest Pacific
Caprella mendax Northeast Pacific
Caprella microtuberculata Arctic.
Caprella mutica Japanese skeleton shrimp Asia outside Western Pale
Caprella penantis Widespread.
Caprella pustulata Northeast Pacific
Caprella rinki Arctic and Northwest Atla
Caprella scaura Western Pacific and South
Caprella septentrionalis Northwest Pacific, Arctic
Caprella striata Northeast Pacific
Caprellaporema subantarctica Southwest Pacific
Caprellina longicollis Southwest Pacific
Caprellinoides mayeri Southern Ocean
Caprellinoides singularis Antarctic Atlantic
Caprellinoides tristanensis Southern Oceans
Dodecas elongata Southern Oceans
Dodecasella elegans Antarctic Atlantic
Dodecasella georgiana Southern Oceans
Jigurru vailhoggett Western Central Pacific
Liropus nelsonae Southwest Atlantic
Metacaprella anomala Northeast Pacific
Metacaprella horrida Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metacaprella kennerlyi Northeast Pacific
Metaproto novaehollandiae Indo-West Pacific
Monoliropus concavimanus Northwest Pacific
Monoliropus kazemii Western Indian Ocean
Noculacia australiensis Western Central Pacific
Notoprotella pearce Western Central Pacific
Orthoprotella australis Western Central Pacific
Orthoprotella mayeri Southwest Pacific and Sou
Paedaridium miserum Western Central Pacific
Paradeutella laevis Western Central Pacific
Paradeutella spinosa Western Pacific
Paraproto mccaini Antarctic Atlantic
Parvipalpina verrucosa Arctic.
Parvipalpus colemani Southwest Atlantic
Parvipalpus major North Atlantic and the Me
Proaeginina norvegica Arctic and Northwest Atla
Protella similis Western Central Pacific
Protella trilobata Subantarctic
Protellina arctica Arctic
Protellina ingolfi Arctic.
Protellopsis kergueleni Southern Ocean
Protomima imitatrix Northwest Pacific
Protoplesius enigma Western Central Pacific
Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Indo-West Pacific.
Pseudoprellicana johnsoni Western Central Pacific
Pseudoprotella phasma Cosmopolitan.
Pseudoprotella soela Western Central Pacific
Pseudoproto fallax Western Central Pacific
Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi Antarctic Atlantic
Quadrisegmentum lowryi Western Central Pacific
Quadrisegmentum triangulum Indo-West Pacific
Semidodecas beuroisi Western Indian Ocean
Symmetrella arnaudi Western Indian Ocean
Thorina spinosa Arctic and Northern Atlan
Tropicaprella minuta Northwest Pacific



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