Sicyonia brevirostris

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Sicyonia brevirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sicyoniidae
Genus: Sicyonia
Species: S. brevirostris
Binomial name
Sicyonia brevirostris
Stimpson, 1871
Synonyms

Eusicyonia brevirostris Burkenroad, 1934

Sicyonia brevirostris, the brown rock shrimp, is a species of prawn. It is found along the coasts of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from Norfolk, Virginia to Yucatán, including Cuba and the Bahamas.[1]

Notes

  1. K. Hill (May 10, 2005). "Sicyonia brevirostris (brown rock shrimp)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 15, 2011. 

Other references

  • Rock shrimp NOAA FishWatch. Retrieved 4 November 2012.


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