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Aristeidae

Poupin, Joseph;Corbari, Laure;Pérez, Thierry;Chevaldonné, Pierre

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Aristeidae

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Aristeidae is a family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps. Some species are subject to commercial fisheries.

Species

aristeid shrimp

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyAristeidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded27,184

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
134
With media
18
Family
Aristeidae
Collections
YPM, AMNH, TMAG, QM, MNHN, AM
Recorded in
United States, Maldives, British Overseas Territory: Bermuda, Australia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Jma Maurice/Seychelles, Madagascar, Bismarck Sea

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Genera
  • References

Aristeidae is a family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps. Some species are subject to commercial fisheries.

==Genera== The following genera are classified under the Aristeidae: Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 1891 Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 1891 Aristeus Duvernoy, 1840 Austropenaeus Pérez Farfante & Kensley, 1997 Cerataspis Gray, 1828 The worldwide distributed Cerataspis monstrosa Gray, 1828 (also Cerataspis armatus Spence Bate, 1881)) was proven in 2012 to be the larva stage of the adult described Plesiopenaeus armatus (Spence Bate, 1881) Hemipenaeus Spence Bate, 1881 Hepomadus Spence Bate, 1881 Parahepomadus Crosnier, 1978 Pseudaristeus Crosnier, 1978

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