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Family: Benthesicymidae benthesicymid shrimps (See list of species below)

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41 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Altelatipes carinatus
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Amalopenaeus elegans
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Bentheogennema borealis
[Northern blunt-tail shrimp]
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Bentheogennema burkenroadi
[Burkenroad blunt-tail shrimp]
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Bentheogennema intermedia
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Bentheogennema pasithea
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Bentheogennema stephenseni
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Benthesicymus altus
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Benthesicymus armatus
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Benthesicymus bartletti
[Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn]
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Benthesicymus brasiliensis
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Benthesicymus brevirostris
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Benthesicymus cereus
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Benthesicymus crenatus
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Benthesicymus hjorti
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Benthesicymus howensis
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Benthesicymus investigatoris
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Benthesicymus iridescens
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Benthesicymus laciniatus
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Benthesicymus seymouri
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Benthesicymus strabus
[Prawns]
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Benthesicymus tirmiziae
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Benthesicymus urinator
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Benthoecetes tanneri
[Tanner's deep-water shrimp]
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Benthonectes filipes
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Gennadas barbari
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Gennadas bouvieri
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Gennadas brevirostris
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Gennadas capensis
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Gennadas crassus
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Gennadas gilchristi
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Gennadas incertus
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Gennadas kempi
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Gennadas parvus
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Gennadas pectinatus
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Gennadas propinquus
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Gennadas scutatus
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Gennadas sordidus
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Gennadas talismani
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Gennadas tinayrei
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Gennadas valens
[Valuable blunt-tail prawn]
41 Species of Family Benthesicymidae
(benthesicymid shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Altelatipes carinatus Central Atlantic and Indo
Amalopenaeus elegans Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
Bentheogennema borealis Northern blunt-tail shrimp Arctic and Pacific Ocean.
Bentheogennema burkenroadi Burkenroad blunt-tail shrimp Eastern Pacific, Northwes
Bentheogennema intermedia Circumglobal.
Bentheogennema pasithea Indo-Pacific.
Bentheogennema stephenseni Indo-Pacific.
Benthesicymus altus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Benthesicymus armatus Western Indian Ocean 15.7 TL
Benthesicymus bartletti Bartlett's blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and Indo-West Pa 11.5 TL
Benthesicymus brasiliensis Central Atlantic and Anta 15.2 TL
Benthesicymus brevirostris Northwest Pacific.
Benthesicymus cereus Southwest Pacific, Wester 7.6 TL
Benthesicymus crenatus Pacific Ocean. 20 TL
Benthesicymus hjorti Eastern Central Atlantic
Benthesicymus howensis Western Pacific. 2.4 CL
Benthesicymus investigatoris Indo-Pacific 8.95 TL
Benthesicymus iridescens Atlantic and the Indo-Wes 15 TL
Benthesicymus laciniatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific 4.26 CL
Benthesicymus seymouri Western Indian Ocean 5.9 CL
Benthesicymus strabus Prawns Pacific Ocean. 3.95 CL
Benthesicymus tirmiziae Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Benthesicymus urinator Indo-Pacific 2.5 CL
Benthoecetes tanneri Tanner's deep-water shrimp Eastern Pacific 13.5 TL
Benthonectes filipes Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas barbari Southeast Pacific
Gennadas bouvieri Arctic, Atlantic and Indo
Gennadas brevirostris Atlantic Ocean
Gennadas capensis Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas crassus Western Indian Ocean
Gennadas gilchristi Southeast Atlantic and In
Gennadas incertus Southeast Atlantic and In
Gennadas kempi Southeast Atlantic and In
Gennadas parvus Southeast Atlantic and In
Gennadas pectinatus Eastern Central Pacific
Gennadas propinquus Southeast Atlantic and In
Gennadas scutatus Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas sordidus Indo-Pacific
Gennadas talismani Atlantic Ocean
Gennadas tinayrei Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Gennadas valens Valuable blunt-tail prawn Atlantic and the Mediterr



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