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Family: Upogebiidae mud shrimps



(See list of species below)


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64 species (see list below)
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Acutigebia danai
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Aethogebia gorei
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Gebiacantha albengai
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Gebiacantha fortispinata
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Gebiacantha lagonensis
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Gebiacantha lifuensis
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Gebiacantha multispinosa
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Gebiacantha reunionensis
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Gebiacantha richeri
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Neogebicula johorensis
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Pomatogebia operculata
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Upogebia acanthura
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Upogebia aestuari
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Upogebia affinis
[Coastal mud shrimp]
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Upogebia africana
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Upogebia allobranchus
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Upogebia ancylodactyla
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Upogebia annae
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Upogebia aquilina
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Upogebia balmaorum
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Upogebia barbata
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Upogebia bermudensis
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Upogebia bowerbankii
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Upogebia brasiliensis
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Upogebia capensis
[Cape mud shrimp]
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Upogebia careospina
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Upogebia carinicauda
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Upogebia casis
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Upogebia corallifora
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Upogebia darwinii
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Northeast Atlantic

Upogebia deltaura (Leach, 1815)

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Upogebia deltaura
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Upogebia edulis
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Upogebia felderi
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Upogebia gracilis
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Upogebia holthuisi
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Upogebia inomissa
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Upogebia jamaicensis
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Upogebia lepta
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Upogebia macginitieorum
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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm BL
Upogebia major (De Haan, 1841)

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Upogebia major
[Japanese mud shrimp]
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Upogebia marina
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Upogebia molipollex
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Upogebia noronhensis
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Upogebia omissa
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Upogebia omissago
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Upogebia onychion
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Upogebia operculata
[Operculate mud shrimp]
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Upogebia ovalis
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Upogebia paraffinis
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Upogebia pseudochelata
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Upogebia pugettensis (Dana, 1852)

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Upogebia pugettensis
[Blue mud shrimp]
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Upogebia pugnax
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Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 8 cm BL
Upogebia pusilla (Petagna, 1792)

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Upogebia pusilla
[Mediterranenan mud shrimp]
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Upogebia savignyi
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Upogebia singaporensis
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Upogebia spinistipula
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Upogebia stellata
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Upogebia stenorhynchus
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Upogebia takaoensis
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Upogebia tipica
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Upogebia vasquezi
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Upogebia wuhsienweni
[Chinese mud lobster]
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Wolffogebia inermis
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Wolffogebia phuketensis
[Mangrove mud shrimp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acutigebia danai Southwest Pacific. 1876
Aethogebia gorei Western Central Atlantic. 1993
Gebiacantha albengai Eastern Central Pacific 2005
Gebiacantha fortispinata Eastern Central Pacific 2020
Gebiacantha lagonensis Western Central Pacific 1989
Gebiacantha lifuensis Western Central Pacific 1994
Gebiacantha multispinosa Western Central Pacific 1994
Gebiacantha reunionensis Western Central Pacific 1989
Gebiacantha richeri Western Central Pacific 1989
Neogebicula johorensis Western Central Pacific 2022
Pomatogebia operculata Western Central Atlantic 1993
Upogebia acanthura Western Atlantic. 1973
Upogebia aestuari Western Atlantic. 1993
Upogebia affinis Coastal mud shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1818
Upogebia africana Western Indian Ocean and 1894
Upogebia allobranchus Western Central Pacific 1991
Upogebia ancylodactyla Western Central Pacific. 1905
Upogebia annae Western Central Atlantic. 1973
Upogebia aquilina Western Central Atlantic. 1993
Upogebia balmaorum Western Central Atlantic. 1990
Upogebia barbata Western Central Pacific 1862
Upogebia bermudensis Western Central Pacific 1993
Upogebia bowerbankii Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Upogebia brasiliensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1956
Upogebia capensis Cape mud shrimp Southeast Atlantic and We 1843
Upogebia careospina Southeast Atlantic and We 1993
Upogebia carinicauda Indo-West Pacific. 1860
Upogebia casis Indo-West Pacific. 1993
Upogebia corallifora Indo-West Pacific. 1989
Upogebia darwinii Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Upogebia deltaura Northeast Atlantic 1815
Upogebia edulis Western Pacific. 1992
Upogebia felderi Western Central Atlantic 1993
Upogebia gracilis Western Central Pacific 1990
Upogebia holthuisi Western Central Pacific 1982
Upogebia inomissa Western Central Atlantic 1993
Upogebia jamaicensis Western Central Atlantic 1973
Upogebia lepta Western Central Atlantic 1986
Upogebia macginitieorum Western Central Atlantic 1986
Upogebia major Japanese mud shrimp Northwest Pacific 9.5 BL 1841
Upogebia marina Southwest Atlantic 1973
Upogebia molipollex Southwest Atlantic 1993
Upogebia noronhensis Southwest Atlantic 1969
Upogebia omissa Western Central Atlantic 1968
Upogebia omissago Western Central Atlantic 1993
Upogebia onychion Western Central Atlantic 1986
Upogebia operculata Operculate mud shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1924
Upogebia ovalis Western Central Pacific 1991
Upogebia paraffinis Western Central Pacific 1993
Upogebia pseudochelata Western Indian Ocean 1921
Upogebia pugettensis Blue mud shrimp Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1852
Upogebia pugnax Western Central Pacific 1905
Upogebia pusilla Mediterranenan mud shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 8 BL 1792
Upogebia savignyi Western Indian Ocean. 1862
Upogebia singaporensis Western Central Pacific 2022
Upogebia spinistipula Western Central Atlantic 1991
Upogebia stellata Northeast Atlantic 1808
Upogebia stenorhynchus Western Central Pacific 1991
Upogebia takaoensis Northwest Pacific 1995
Upogebia tipica Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Upogebia vasquezi Western Atlantic. 1989
Upogebia wuhsienweni Chinese mud lobster Northwest Pacific 1931
Wolffogebia inermis Western Central Pacific 1982
Wolffogebia phuketensis Mangrove mud shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1982



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