Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Golden Coral Shrimp
Stenopus scutellatus
Golden Coral Shrimp
Also known as: Yellow Coral Banded Shrimp, Caribbean Boxing Shrimp
Category: Boxer Shrimps
Scientific Name: Stenopus scutellatus
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in (2 to 3 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Stenopodidea (Infraorder)
      └Stenopodidae (Family)
       └Stenopus (Genus)

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