Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spiny Tiger Shrimp
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma
Spiny Tiger Shrimp
Category: Commensal Shrimps
Scientific Name: Phyllognathia ceratophthalma
Synonyms: Phyllognathia ceratophthalmus
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-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
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Palaemonoidea (Superfamily)
         └Palaemonidae (Family) Commensal Shrimps
          └Phyllognathia (Genus)
           └P. ceratophthalma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514433🔗
iNaturalist ID: 318319🔗

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