Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Dendrobranchiata (Suborder)
       └Sicyoniidae (Family)
        └Sicyonia (Genus)
         └S. japonica (Species)

Crustaceans
Rock Shrimps

Japanese Rock Shrimp



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