genus

Stenopus

Field notes

Stenopus is a genus of swimming decapod crustaceans containing eleven species, including Stenopus hispidus, a common aquarium pet. Stenopus contains the following species:

Stenopus chrysexanthus Goy, 1992

Stenopus cyanoscelis Goy, 1984

Stenopus devaneyi Goy & Randall in Goy, 1984

Stenopus earlei Goy & Randall in Goy, 1984

Stenopus goyi Saito, Okuno & Chan, 2009

Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)

Stenopus pyrsonotus Goy & Devaney, 1980

Stenopus sayaensis Chen & Chan, 2023

Stenopus scutellatus Rankin, 1898

Stenopus spinosus Risso, 1826

Stenopus tenuirostris De Man, 1888

Stenopus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1976

Children

Banded Coral Shrimp native
Golden Coral Shrimp
Yellowbanded Coral Shrimp
Blue Boxer Shrimp present
Flameback Coral Shrimp
Twostripe Coral Shrimp

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Stenopus All

Native to the US, by observations.

Banded Coral Shrimp Stenopus hispidus 5,824 observations