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Family: Aristeidae gamba prawns



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26 species (see list below)
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Photo by Belouahem, Samih

Atlantic, the Mediterrane
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1827)

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Aristaeomorpha foliacea
[Giant red shrimp]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm TL
 
Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni
[Indian red shrimp]

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Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 33.4 cm TL
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana (Johnson, 1867)

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Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
[Scarlet shrimp]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aristeus alcocki
[Arabian red shrimp]

Photo by Rodríguez, Mariano García

Eastern Atlantic, Mediter
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Aristeus antennatus (Risso, 1816)

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Aristeus antennatus
[Blue and red shrimp]
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Max. Length 19.3 cm TL
 
Aristeus antillensis
[Purplehead gamba prawn]
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Aristeus mabahissae
[]
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Aristeus pallidicauda
[]
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Max. Length 17.8 cm TL
 
Aristeus semidentatus
[Smooth red shrimp]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952

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Aristeus varidens
[Striped red shrimp]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22.2 cm BL
Aristeus virilis (Bate, 1881)

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Aristeus virilis
[Stout red shrimp]
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Austropenaeus nitidus
[]

Photo by Yap, Michael

Worldwide.

Cerataspis monstrosus Gray, 1828

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Cerataspis monstrosus
[Gamba prawns]
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Hemipenaeus carpenteri
[]
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Hemipenaeus spinidorsalis
[]
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Hepomadus glacialis
[]
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Hepomadus inermis
[]
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Hepomadus tener
[Delicate gamba prawn]
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Parahepomadus vaubani
[]
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Plesiopenaeus coruscans
[]
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Pseudaristeus crassipes
[]
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Pseudaristeus gracilis
[]
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Pseudaristeus kathleenae
[]
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Pseudaristeus protensus
[]
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Pseudaristeus sibogae
[]
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Pseudaristeus speciosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Giant red shrimp Atlantic, the Mediterrane 22.5 TL 1827
Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni Indian red shrimp Indian Ocean 15.3 TL 1925
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Scarlet shrimp Circumglobal in tropical 33.4 TL 1867
Aristeus alcocki Arabian red shrimp Indian Ocean. 15 TL 1938
Aristeus antennatus Blue and red shrimp Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 22 TL 1816
Aristeus antillensis Purplehead gamba prawn Western Atlantic 19.3 TL 1909
Aristeus mabahissae Worldwide. 1938
Aristeus pallidicauda Northwest Pacific 1993
Aristeus semidentatus Smooth red shrimp Indo-Pacific 17.8 TL 1881
Aristeus varidens Striped red shrimp Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1952
Aristeus virilis Stout red shrimp Indo-West Pacific 22.2 BL 1881
Austropenaeus nitidus Indo-Pacific and Southeas 1947
Cerataspis monstrosus Gamba prawns Worldwide. 1828
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Western Atlantic and Indo 1891
Hemipenaeus spinidorsalis South Atlantic and the In 1881
Hepomadus glacialis Northwest Pacific 1881
Hepomadus inermis South Central Pacific. 1881
Hepomadus tener Delicate gamba prawn Atlantic and Indo-West Pa 1884
Parahepomadus vaubani Indo-West Pacific 1978
Plesiopenaeus coruscans Western Atlantic and Indi 1891
Pseudaristeus crassipes Indian Ocean 1891
Pseudaristeus gracilis Western Central Pacific 1888
Pseudaristeus kathleenae Indo-West Pacific 1987
Pseudaristeus protensus Indian Ocean 1987
Pseudaristeus sibogae Indian Ocean 1911
Pseudaristeus speciosus Southwest Atlantic 1881



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