Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Callianassidae ghost shrimp (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aqaballianassa aqabaensis []	No picture found Biffarius biformis [Biform ghost shrimp]	No picture found Biffarius fragilis [Fragile ghost shrimp]
No picture found Biffarius pacificus []	No picture found Callianassa joculatrix []	No picture found Callianassa modesta []
Callianassa petalura [Flower ghost shrimp]	No picture found Callianassa subterranea []	Callianassa turnerana [Cameroon ghost shrimp]
No picture found Calliax lobata []	No picture found Calliaxina punica []	No picture found Caviallianassa thailandica []
No picture found Cheramus marginatus []	No picture found Cheramus propinquus []	No picture found Cheramus sibogae []
No picture found Corallianassa articulata []	No picture found Corallianassa collaroy []	No picture found Corallianassa coutierei []
No picture found Corallianassa longiventris []	No picture found Eucalliax aequimana []	No picture found Gilvossius setimanus [Short-browed mud shrimp]
No picture found Glypturus acanthochirus []	No picture found Glypturus armatus []	No picture found Lepidophthalmus jamaicense [Estuarine ghost shrimp]
No picture found Lepidophthalmus louisianensis []	No picture found Lepidophthalmus richardi []	No picture found Necallianassa acanthura []
No picture found Neocallichirus calmani []	No picture found Neocallichirus frouini []	No picture found Neocallichirus grandimana [Bighand ghost shrimp]
No picture found Neocallichirus jousseaumei []	No picture found Neocallichirus maryae []	No picture found Neocallichirus mucronatus []
No picture found Neocallichirus rathbunae []	No picture found Neotrypaea biffari [Tidepool ghost shrimp]	Neotrypaea californiensis [Bay ghost shrimp]
Neotrypaea gigas [Giant ghost shrimp]	No picture found Neotrypaea harmandi []	Neotrypaea japonica [Japanese ghost shrimp]
No picture found Neotrypaea uncinata []	No picture found Paratrypaea bouvieri []	No picture found Paratrypaea maldivensis []
Pestarella tyrrhena [Sand ghost shrimp]	No picture found Pestarella whitei []	Rayllianassa amboinensis []
No picture found Scallasis amboinae []	Trypaea australiensis [Australian ghost shrimp]

47 Species of Family Callianassidae
(ghost shrimp)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aqaballianassa aqabaensis		Western Indian Ocean
Biffarius biformis	Biform ghost shrimp	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Biffarius fragilis	Fragile ghost shrimp	Western Central Atlantic
Biffarius pacificus		Southeast Pacific
Callianassa joculatrix		Indo-West Pacific.
Callianassa modesta		Western Pacific
Callianassa petalura	Flower ghost shrimp	Northwest Pacific.
Callianassa subterranea		Northeast Atlantic
Callianassa turnerana	Cameroon ghost shrimp	Eastern Central Atlantic
Calliax lobata		Mediterranean Sea.
Calliaxina punica		Mediterranean Sea.
Caviallianassa thailandica		Northwest Pacific
Cheramus marginatus		Southwest Atlantic
Cheramus propinquus		Western Central Pacific
Cheramus sibogae		Indo-West Pacific.
Corallianassa articulata		Pacific Ocean.
Corallianassa collaroy		Pacific Ocean
Corallianassa coutierei		Indo-Pacific.
Corallianassa longiventris		Western Central Atlantic	13 TL
Eucalliax aequimana		Central Pacific
Gilvossius setimanus	Short-browed mud shrimp	Western Atlantic. Boreal
Glypturus acanthochirus		Western Central Atlantic	13.2 TL
Glypturus armatus		Central Pacific	14 TL
Lepidophthalmus jamaicense	Estuarine ghost shrimp	Western Central Atlantic
Lepidophthalmus louisianensis		Western Central Atlantic.
Lepidophthalmus richardi		Western Central Atlantic
Necallianassa acanthura		Mediterranean Sea.
Neocallichirus calmani		Indo-West Pacific.
Neocallichirus frouini		Eastern Central Pacific
Neocallichirus grandimana	Bighand ghost shrimp	Western Atlantic	0.82 TL
Neocallichirus jousseaumei		Indo-Pacific.
Neocallichirus maryae		Western Central Atlantic
Neocallichirus mucronatus		Western Central Pacific
Neocallichirus rathbunae		Western Central Atlantic
Neotrypaea biffari	Tidepool ghost shrimp	Eastern Central Pacific
Neotrypaea californiensis	Bay ghost shrimp	Eastern Pacific	11.5 TL
Neotrypaea gigas	Giant ghost shrimp	Eastern Pacific. Climate
Neotrypaea harmandi		Northwest Pacific
Neotrypaea japonica	Japanese ghost shrimp	Western Pacific.
Neotrypaea uncinata		Southeast Pacific
Paratrypaea bouvieri		Indo-West Pacific.
Paratrypaea maldivensis		Western Central Pacific
Pestarella tyrrhena	Sand ghost shrimp	Atlantic and the Mediterr
Pestarella whitei		Mediterranean Sea.
Rayllianassa amboinensis		Indo-Pacific.
Scallasis amboinae		Western Central Pacific
Trypaea australiensis	Australian ghost shrimp	Indo-West Pacific

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