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Family: Solenoceridae solenocerid shrimps (See list of species below)

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33 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cryptopenaeus catherinae []	No picture found Gordonella kensleyi []	No picture found Gordonella villosa []
No picture found Hadropenaeus lucasii [Trident shrimp]	Haliporoides sibogae [Jack-knife shrimp]	Haliporoides triarthrus [Knife shrimp]
No picture found Haliporus taprobanensis [Redbacked coral prawn]	No picture found Haliporus thetis []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus equalis [Veiled shrimp]
No picture found Hymenopenaeus fattahi []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus furici []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus halli []
No picture found Hymenopenaeus laevis []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus neptunus []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus propinquus []
No picture found Hymenopenaeus sewelli []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus tuerkayi []	No picture found Mesopenaeus mariae []
No picture found Pleoticus steindachneri []	Solenocera africana [African mud shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera algoensis []
No picture found Solenocera bedokensis []	Solenocera choprai [Ridgeback shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera comata []
Solenocera crassicornis [Udang merah]	No picture found Solenocera geijskesi [Guiana mud shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera hextii [Deep-sea mud shrimp]
Solenocera koelbeli [Chinese mud shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera mascarensis []	Solenocera pectinata [Comb shrimp]
Solenocera pectinulata [False comb shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera rathbuni []	No picture found Solenocera waltairensis []

33 Species of Family Solenoceridae
(solenocerid shrimps)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cryptopenaeus catherinae		Western Indian Ocean
Gordonella kensleyi		Southeast Atlantic and In
Gordonella villosa		Western Indian Ocean
Hadropenaeus lucasii	Trident shrimp	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
Haliporoides sibogae	Jack-knife shrimp	Indo-West Pacific	20 BL
Haliporoides triarthrus	Knife shrimp	Southeast Atlantic and We	15.3 TL
Haliporus taprobanensis	Redbacked coral prawn	Indo-West Pacific
Haliporus thetis		Indo-Pacific
Hymenopenaeus equalis	Veiled shrimp	Indo-Pacific	9 TL
Hymenopenaeus fattahi		Western Indian Ocean
Hymenopenaeus furici		Western Indian Ocean
Hymenopenaeus halli		Indo-Pacific
Hymenopenaeus laevis		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Hymenopenaeus neptunus		Indo-Pacific
Hymenopenaeus propinquus		Indo-West Pacific
Hymenopenaeus sewelli		Indian Ocean
Hymenopenaeus tuerkayi		Western Indian Ocean
Mesopenaeus mariae		Indo-Pacific
Pleoticus steindachneri		Western Indian Ocean
Solenocera africana	African mud shrimp	Eastern Atlantic and West	14 TL
Solenocera algoensis		Western Indian Ocean	3.68 CL
Solenocera bedokensis		Indo-West Pacific
Solenocera choprai	Ridgeback shrimp	Indo-West Pacific	13 BL
Solenocera comata		Indo-Pacific
Solenocera crassicornis	Udang merah	Indo-West Pacific	14 TL
Solenocera geijskesi	Guiana mud shrimp	Western Atlantic	4 TL
Solenocera hextii	Deep-sea mud shrimp	Indian Ocean	13.8 TL
Solenocera koelbeli	Chinese mud shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.	2.2 CL
Solenocera mascarensis		Western Indian Ocean
Solenocera pectinata	Comb shrimp	Indo-West Pacific and Atl	7.5 TL
Solenocera pectinulata	False comb shrimp	Indo-West Pacific and Atl	6.5 BASL
Solenocera rathbuni		Indo-Pacific
Solenocera waltairensis		Indo-West Pacific

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