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Aristeidae is a family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps. Some species are subject to commercial fisheries. Some species are subject to commercial fisheries.
Hymenodora glacialis, commonly known as the Northern deep-sea shrimp or the Northern ambereye, [2] is a species of pelagic shrimp in the Acanthephyridae family. It is the only known species of pelagic shrimp to inhabit the Canada Basin .
The shrimp Palaemon serratus of the infraorder Caridea. A shrimp (pl.: shrimp or shrimps ()) is a crustacean (a form of shellfish) with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – typically belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata of the order Decapoda, although some crustaceans outside of this order are also referred to as "shrimp".
Most adult carideans are benthic animals living primarily on the sea floor. Common species include Pandalus borealis (the "pink shrimp"), Crangon crangon (the "brown shrimp") and the snapping shrimp of the genus Alpheus. Depending on the species and location, they grow from about 1.2 to 30 cm (0.47 to 11.81 in) long, and live between 1.0 and 6. ...
Solenocera hextii, the deep-sea mud shrimp, is a species of decapod within the family Solenoceridae. [1] The species is found distributed in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and in the Bay of Bengal along the coasts of Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka at depths of 120 to 505 meters.
The giant red shrimp is a deep-water benthopelagic species and has a reported depth distribution of 120–1300 m, generally on muddy bottoms, [2] in the Mediterranean it shows a preference for quite deep waters, mainly 500-800m, but it is more likely than related species to be found in shallower waters. [4]
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Alvinocarididae is a family of shrimp, originally described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986 from samples collected by DSV Alvin, from which they derive their name. Shrimp of the family Alvinocarididae generally inhabit deep sea hydrothermal vent regions, and hydrocarbon cold seep environments. Carotenoid pigment has been found in their bodies ...