Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Banded Coral Shrimp
Also known as: Barber-Pole Shrimp, Banded Boxer Shrimp
Category: Boxer Shrimps
Scientific Name: Stenopus hispidus
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil, Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Stenopodidea (Infraorder)
      └Stenopodidae (Family)
       └Stenopus (Genus)

Crustaceans
Boxer Shrimps

Banded Coral Shrimp

Golden Coral Shrimp



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