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Family: Callichiridae



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Callichirus adamas
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Callichirus corruptus
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Callichirus garthi
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Callichirus islagrande
[Beach ghost shrimp]

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Southeast Atlantic and We

Callichirus kraussi (Stebbing, 1900)

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Callichirus kraussi
[Pink ghost shrimp]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Callichirus major (Say, 1818)

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Callichirus major
[Carolinian ghost shrimp]
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Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
 
Callichirus masoomi
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Callichirus seilacheri
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Michaelcallianassa indica
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Michaelcallianassa sinica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Callichirus adamas 1974
Callichirus corruptus 2022
Callichirus garthi 1975
Callichirus islagrande Beach ghost shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1935
Callichirus kraussi Pink ghost shrimp Southeast Atlantic and We 1900
Callichirus major Carolinian ghost shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1818
Callichirus masoomi Western Indian Ocean. 4.8 TL 1970
Callichirus seilacheri Western Indian Ocean. 1955
Michaelcallianassa indica Western Indian Ocean. 2002
Michaelcallianassa sinica Northwest Pacific 2009



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