Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Antiguan Cave Shrimp
Parhippolyte antiguensis
Antiguan Cave Shrimp
Category: Cave Shrimps
Scientific Name: Parhippolyte antiguensis
Synonyms: Janicea antiguensis
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 30-130 ft. (10-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Barbouriidae (Family)
        └Parhippolyte (Genus)

Crustaceans
Cave Shrimps

Antiguan Cave Shrimp



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