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)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder)
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Barbouriidae (Family)
          └Parhippolyte (Genus)
           └P. antiguensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1461866🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1241415🔗

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