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Family: Lysmatidae (See list of species below)

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


Lysmata amboinensis
[Scarlet cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata anchisteus
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Lysmata ankeri
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Lysmata arvoredensis
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Lysmata brevrostrus
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Lysmata californica
[Red rock shrimp]
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Lysmata debelius
[Blood red fire shrimp]


Lysmata grabhami
[Cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata intermedia
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Lysmata kuekenthali
[Kükenthal's cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata moorei
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Lysmata multiscissa
[Djibouti cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata napoleoni
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Lysmata parvispinosus
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Lysmata pederseni
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Lysmata rafa
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Lysmata rathbunae
[Rathbun cleaner shrimp]


Lysmata seticaudata
[Monaco cleaner shrimp]
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Lysmata ternatensis
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Lysmata trisetacea
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Lysmata vittata
[Indian lined shrimp]


Lysmata wurdemanni
[Peppermint shrimp]
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Lysmata zacae
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23 Species of Family Lysmatidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Lysmata amboinensis Scarlet cleaner shrimp Indo-Pacific.
Lysmata anchisteus Western Central Atlantic
Lysmata ankeri Western Central Atlantic
Lysmata arvoredensis Southwest Atlantic
Lysmata brevrostrus Western Pacific
Lysmata californica Red rock shrimp Eastern Pacific. 7 TL
Lysmata debelius Blood red fire shrimp Indo-Pacific
Lysmata grabhami Cleaner shrimp Western Central Pacific a
Lysmata intermedia Eastern Pacific and Atlan
Lysmata kuekenthali Kükenthal's cleaner shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 3.5 TL
Lysmata moorei Atlantic Ocean
Lysmata multiscissa Djibouti cleaner shrimp Indo-West Pacific 5 TL
Lysmata napoleoni Southeast Atlantic
Lysmata parvispinosus Western Pacific
Lysmata pederseni Western Central Atlantic
Lysmata rafa Western Central Atlantic
Lysmata rathbunae Rathbun cleaner shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean.
Lysmata seticaudata Monaco cleaner shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 6.7 TL
Lysmata ternatensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Lysmata trisetacea Indo-West Pacific.
Lysmata vittata Indian lined shrimp Indo-West Pacific.
Lysmata wurdemanni Peppermint shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.7 CL
Lysmata zacae Western Central Pacific



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