Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Japanese Rock Shrimp
Sicyonia japonica
Japanese Rock Shrimp
Category: Rock Shrimps
Scientific Name: Sicyonia japonica
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Dendrobranchiata (Suborder) Prawns
       └Sicyoniidae (Family) Rock Shrimps
        └Sicyonia (Genus)
         └S. japonica (Species)
WoRMS ID: 377636🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1128099🔗

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