''Stenopus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of swimming
decapod crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...
s containing eleven species,
including ''
Stenopus hispidus'', a common
aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
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Stenopus chrysexanthus
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*'' Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosc ...
''
Goy, 1992
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Stenopus cyanoscelis
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosce ...
''
Goy, 1984
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Stenopus devaneyi
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*''Stenopus cyanoscel ...
''
Goy & Randall ''in'' Goy, 1984
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Stenopus earlei
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosce ...
''
Goy & Randall ''in'' Goy, 1984
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Stenopus goyi
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosce ...
''
Saito, Okuno & Chan, 2009
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Stenopus hispidus''
(Olivier, 1811)
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Stenopus pyrsonotus
''Stenopus pyrsonotus'' is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea, native to the Indo-West Pacific region. Common names include flameback coral shrimp, ghost boxing shrimp and cave shrimp; the species is someti ...
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Goy & Devaney, 1980
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Stenopus scutellatus
''Stenopus scutellatus'', commonly known as the gold coral banded shrimp or golden coral shrimp, is a boxer shrimp, a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the family Stenopodidae. It is found in suitable habitats in the western Atlantic ...
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Rankin, 1898
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Stenopus spinosus
''Stenopus spinosus'' is a shrimp-like decapod crustacean belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea.
Description
''Stenopus spinosus'' can grow up to long, and is chiefly yellow, with white antennae and white tips to the chelae (claws). The u ...
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Risso, 1826
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Stenopus tenuirostris
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosce ...
''
De Man, 1888
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Stenopus zanzibaricus
''Stenopus'' is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including ''Stenopus hispidus'', a common aquarium pet. ''Stenopus'' contains the following species:
*''Stenopus chrysexanthus'' Goy, 1992
*'' Stenopus cyanosce ...
''
Bruce, 1976
References
Stenopodidea
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
Crustacean genera
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