Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Stenopodidea (Infraorder)
        └Stenopodidae (Family)
         └Stenopus (Genus)
          └S. hispidus (Species)

Crustaceans
Boxer Shrimps

Banded Coral Shrimp

Golden Coral Shrimp



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