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

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21 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Hadropenaeus lucasii [Trident shrimp]	Haliporoides sibogae [Jack-knife shrimp]	No picture found Haliporus curvirostris []
No picture found Hymenopenaeus equalis [Veiled shrimp]	No picture found Hymenopenaeus halli []	No picture found Hymenopenaeus laevis []
No picture found Mesopenaeus brucei []	No picture found Mesopenaeus mariae []	Solenocera alticarinata [High ridge mud shrimp]
No picture found Solenocera bedokensis []	Solenocera choprai [Ridgeback shrimp]	No picture found Solenocera comata []
Solenocera crassicornis [Udang merah]	No picture found Solenocera faxoni [Faxon's shrimp]	Solenocera koelbeli [Chinese mud shrimp]
Solenocera melantho [Razor mud shrimp]	Solenocera pectinata [Comb shrimp]	Solenocera pectinulata [False comb shrimp]
No picture found Solenocera prominentis []	No picture found Solenocera rathbuni []	No picture found Solenocera zarenkovi []

21 Species of Family Solenoceridae
(solenocerid shrimps)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Hadropenaeus lucasii	Trident shrimp	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
Haliporoides sibogae	Jack-knife shrimp	Indo-West Pacific	20 BL
Haliporus curvirostris		Pacific Ocean
Hymenopenaeus equalis	Veiled shrimp	Indo-Pacific	9 TL
Hymenopenaeus halli		Indo-Pacific
Hymenopenaeus laevis		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Mesopenaeus brucei		Western Pacific
Mesopenaeus mariae		Indo-Pacific
Solenocera alticarinata	High ridge mud shrimp	Western Central Pacific	11 BASL
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 faxoni	Faxon's shrimp	Western Central Pacific
Solenocera koelbeli	Chinese mud shrimp	Indo-West Pacific.	2.2 CL
Solenocera melantho	Razor mud shrimp	Western Pacific	15 TL
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 prominentis		Northwest Pacific
Solenocera rathbuni		Indo-Pacific
Solenocera zarenkovi		Northwest Pacific

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