| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Bate, 1888 |
Spinytailed deepsea pelagic shrimp | Western and Southeast Atlantic | |
| Acanthephyra acutifrons Bate, 1888 |
Sharp-nosed deep-sea shrimp | Western Atlantic and Western Central Pacific | |
| Acanthephyra armata Milne-Edwards, 1881 |
Western Central Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Arctic | 20 | |
| Acanthephyra brevirostris Smith, 1885 |
Western Atlantic | ||
| Acanthephyra carinata Bate, 1888 |
Western and Eastern Pacific | 12 | |
| Acanthephyra chacei Krygier & Forss, 1981 |
Chace's deep-sea shrimp | Northeast Pacific | |
| Acanthephyra cucullata Faxon, 1893 |
Indo-Pacific | ||
| Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason, 1891 |
Peaked shrimp | Indo-Pacific and Atlantic | |
| Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884 |
Dressed deep-sea shrimp | Throughout tropical and subtropical waters | |
| Acanthephyra media Bate, 1888 |
Western and Eastern Pacific | ||
| Acanthephyra pelagica (Risso, 1816) |
Cosmopolitan | ||
| Acanthephyra purpurea Milne-Edwards, 1881 |
Purple deep-sea shrimp | Western Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939 |
Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic | ||
| Acanthephyra rostrata (Bate, 1888) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthephyra sanguinea Wood-Mason, 1892 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthephyra sica Spence Bate, 1888 |
Southern Ocean | ||
| Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939 |
Indo-Pacific | 2.45 | |
| Acanthephyra stylorostratis (Bate, 1888) |
Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic and the Arctic | ||
| Acanthephyra trispinosa Kemp, 1903 |
Southeast Pacific |