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Family: Hippolytidae cock shrimps (See list of species below)

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91 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Alope spinifrons []	No picture found Bythocaris biruli []	No picture found Bythocaris cryonesus []
No picture found Bythocaris curvirostris []	No picture found Bythocaris gorei []	No picture found Bythocaris gracilis []
No picture found Bythocaris irene []	No picture found Bythocaris leucopis []	No picture found Bythocaris miserabilis []
No picture found Bythocaris nana []	No picture found Bythocaris payeri []	No picture found Bythocaris simplicirostris []
No picture found Caridion gordoni [Bigclaw hippolyte]	No picture found Caridion steveni []	Chorismus antarcticus []
No picture found Chorismus tuberculatus []	No picture found Eualus avinus [Beaked eualid]	Eualus belcheri []
No picture found Eualus berkeleyorum [Berkeley eualid]	No picture found Eualus dozei []	No picture found Eualus drachi []
No picture found Eualus fabricii [Arctic eualid]	No picture found Eualus gaimardii [Circumpolar eualid]	No picture found Eualus herdmani [Herdman eualid]
Eualus kinzeri []	No picture found Eualus lineatus [Striped eulid]	Eualus macilentus [Greenland shrimp]
No picture found Eualus macropthalmus [Bigeye eulid]	Eualus occultus []	No picture found Eualus pusiolus [Doll eualid]
No picture found Eualus subtilis [Pygmy eualid]	No picture found Eualus suckleyi [Shortscale eualid]	No picture found Exhippolysmata ensirostris [Hunter shrimp]
No picture found Exhippolysmata hastatoides [Companion shrimp]	No picture found Exhippolysmata oplophoroides [Redleg humpback shrimp]	No picture found Gelastocaris paronae [Paron shrimp]
No picture found Gelastreutes crosnieri []	No picture found Heptacarpus brevirostris [Stout coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus camtschaticus [Northern coastal shrimp]
No picture found Heptacarpus decorus [Elegant coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus kincaidi [Kincaid coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus pugettensis [Puget coastal shrimp]
No picture found Heptacarpus sitchensis [Sitka coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus stimpsoni [Stimpson coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus stylus [Stiletto coastal shrimp]
No picture found Heptacarpus tenuissimus [Slender coastal shrimp]	No picture found Heptacarpus tridens [Threespine coastal shrimp]	No picture found Hippolyte caradina []
No picture found Hippolyte clarki [Kelp humpback shrimp]	No picture found Hippolyte coerulescens [Cerulean sargassum shrimp]	No picture found Hippolyte holthuisi []
No picture found Hippolyte nicholsoni []	No picture found Hippolyte niezabitowskii []	No picture found Hippolyte obliquimanus []
No picture found Hippolyte pleuracantha [False zostera shrimp]	No picture found Hippolyte pleuracanthus []	No picture found Hippolyte sapphica []
Hippolyte varians [Variable seagrass shrimp]	No picture found Hippolyte ventricosa []	No picture found Hippolyte williamsi []
No picture found Hippolyte zostericola [Zostera shrimp]	No picture found Latreutes anoplonyx [Medusa shrimp]	No picture found Latreutes antiborealis []
No picture found Latreutes fucorum [Slender sargassum shrimp]	No picture found Latreutes mucronatus [Seagrass shrimp]	No picture found Latreutes parvulus [Sargassum shrimp]
No picture found Latreutes planirostris [Flatnose shrimp]	No picture found Latreutes planus []	No picture found Latreutes pymoeus []
No picture found Latreutes unidentatus []	No picture found Ligur ensiferus []	No picture found Merguia rhizophorae []
No picture found Merhippolyte kauaiensis []	No picture found Nauticaris magellanica [Magellan shrimp]	No picture found Nauticaris marionis []
No picture found Paralatreutes bicornis []	No picture found Parhippolyte misticia []	Parhippolyte uveae [Sugarcane shrimp]
No picture found Saron inermis [Pine cone marble shrimp]	Saron marmoratus [Marbled shrimp]	Saron neglectus [Eyespot shrimp]
No picture found Thinora maldivensis []	Thoralus cranchii []	No picture found Thorella cobourgi []
No picture found Tozeuma armatum [Saw blade shrimp]	No picture found Tozeuma carolinense [Arrow shrimp]	No picture found Tozeuma cornutum []
No picture found Tozeuma lanceolatum []	Tozeuma serratum [Serrate arrow shrimp]	No picture found Trachycaris restricta []
Trachycaris rugosa []

91 Species of Family Hippolytidae
(cock shrimps)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alope spinifrons		South Western Pacific.
Bythocaris biruli		Arctic
Bythocaris cryonesus		Arctic and Canada.
Bythocaris curvirostris		Arctic
Bythocaris gorei		Western Central Atlantic
Bythocaris gracilis		Arctic and Canada.
Bythocaris irene		Arctic
Bythocaris leucopis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Bythocaris miserabilis		Western Central Atlantic
Bythocaris nana		Western Atlantic. Temper
Bythocaris payeri		Northeast Atlantic and th
Bythocaris simplicirostris		Arctic and Canada.
Caridion gordoni	Bigclaw hippolyte	Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Caridion steveni		Northeast Atlantic
Chorismus antarcticus		Antarctic.
Chorismus tuberculatus		Southern Oceans
Eualus avinus	Beaked eualid	Eastern Pacific.
Eualus belcheri		Arctic and Northeast Paci
Eualus berkeleyorum	Berkeley eualid	Eastern Pacific.
Eualus dozei		Southern Ocean
Eualus drachi		Mediterranean Sea.
Eualus fabricii	Arctic eualid	Eastern Pacific and the A
Eualus gaimardii	Circumpolar eualid	Northern Atlantic and the
Eualus herdmani	Herdman eualid	Eastern Pacific.
Eualus kinzeri		Antarctic Continental She
Eualus lineatus	Striped eulid	Eastern Pacific
Eualus macilentus	Greenland shrimp	Eastern Pacific and Arcti
Eualus macropthalmus	Bigeye eulid	Eastern Pacific and the A
Eualus occultus		Northeast Atlantic
Eualus pusiolus	Doll eualid	Northeast Atlantic and Ea
Eualus subtilis	Pygmy eualid	Eastern Pacific
Eualus suckleyi	Shortscale eualid	Eastern Pacific and the A
Exhippolysmata ensirostris	Hunter shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Exhippolysmata hastatoides	Companion shrimp	Eastern Atlantic	7 TL
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides	Redleg humpback shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Gelastocaris paronae	Paron shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.	2.5 TL
Gelastreutes crosnieri		Western Central Pacific
Heptacarpus brevirostris	Stout coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus camtschaticus	Northern coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific.
Heptacarpus decorus	Elegant coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus kincaidi	Kincaid coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus pugettensis	Puget coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus sitchensis	Sitka coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus stimpsoni	Stimpson coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus stylus	Stiletto coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus tenuissimus	Slender coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Heptacarpus tridens	Threespine coastal shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Hippolyte caradina		Western Central Pacific
Hippolyte clarki	Kelp humpback shrimp	Eastern Pacific
Hippolyte coerulescens	Cerulean sargassum shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean
Hippolyte holthuisi		Mediterranean Sea.
Hippolyte nicholsoni		Western Central Atlantic.
Hippolyte niezabitowskii		Mediterranean Sea.
Hippolyte obliquimanus		Western Atlantic
Hippolyte pleuracantha	False zostera shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Hippolyte pleuracanthus		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Hippolyte sapphica		Mediterranean Sea.
Hippolyte varians	Variable seagrass shrimp	Northeast Atlantic
Hippolyte ventricosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Hippolyte williamsi		Southeast Pacific
Hippolyte zostericola	Zostera shrimp	Western Atlantic
Latreutes anoplonyx	Medusa shrimp	Indo-Pacific.
Latreutes antiborealis		Southeast Pacific
Latreutes fucorum	Slender sargassum shrimp	Atlantic Ocean
Latreutes mucronatus	Seagrass shrimp	Indo-West Pacific
Latreutes parvulus	Sargassum shrimp	Atlantic Ocean
Latreutes planirostris	Flatnose shrimp	Northwest Pacific
Latreutes planus		Western Central Pacific
Latreutes pymoeus		Western Central Pacific
Latreutes unidentatus		Western Central Pacific
Ligur ensiferus		Worldwide.
Merguia rhizophorae		Western Central Atlantic
Merhippolyte kauaiensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Nauticaris magellanica	Magellan shrimp	Southern Oceans
Nauticaris marionis		Southern Oceans.
Paralatreutes bicornis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Parhippolyte misticia		Western Central Pacific
Parhippolyte uveae	Sugarcane shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Saron inermis	Pine cone marble shrimp	Western Pacific	3 TL
Saron marmoratus	Marbled shrimp	Indo-Pacific. Introduced	3.074 CL
Saron neglectus	Eyespot shrimp	Indo-Pacific
Thinora maldivensis		Indo-Pacific.
Thoralus cranchii		Northeast Atlantic
Thorella cobourgi		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tozeuma armatum	Saw blade shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.	5 TL
Tozeuma carolinense	Arrow shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean
Tozeuma cornutum		Western Central Atlantic.
Tozeuma lanceolatum		Northwest Pacific
Tozeuma serratum	Serrate arrow shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Trachycaris restricta		Southeast Pacific and Sou
Trachycaris rugosa		Western Atlantic

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