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Acanthephyra
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Acanthephyra

Acanthephyra is a genus of shrimp in the family Acanthephyridae, with species that live at depths from 0 to more than 5000 meters deep below the ocean surface.

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13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Acanthephyra pelagica

speciesAcanthephyra pelagica

Acanthephyra eximia

speciesAcanthephyra eximia

Fire-breathing Shrimp

speciesAcanthephyra purpurea

Acanthephyra carinata

speciesAcanthephyra carinata

Acanthephyra acutifrons

speciesAcanthephyra acutifrons

Acanthephyra chacei

speciesAcanthephyra chacei

Acanthephyra curtirostris

speciesAcanthephyra curtirostris

Acanthephyra brevirostris

speciesAcanthephyra brevirostris

Acanthephyra quadrispinosa

speciesAcanthephyra quadrispinosa

Acanthephyra stylorostratis

speciesAcanthephyra stylorostratis

Acanthephyra tenuipes

speciesAcanthephyra tenuipes

Acanthephyra smithi

speciesAcanthephyra smithi

Acanthephyra armata

speciesAcanthephyra armata

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459461.