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Lysmata
Lysmata is a genus of shrimp in the infraorder Caridea, the caridean shrimp. The genus now belongs to the family Hippolytidae, but recent cladistic analysis suggests it should be included in its former family, Lysmatidae. Lysmata are popular ornamental shrimp in the marine aquarium trade for their bright color patterns, interesting behaviors, and ability to control certain aquarium pests such as sea anemones of the genus Aiptasia. They are known to command high prices on the...
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
speciesLysmata amboinensis
Monaco Shrimp
speciesLysmata seticaudata
Red Rock Shrimp
speciesLysmata californica
Redbacked Cleaner Shrimp
speciesLysmata grabhami
Fire Shrimp
speciesLysmata debelius
East Asian Lined Shrimp
speciesLysmata vittata
Peppermint Shrimp
speciesLysmata wurdemanni
Indian Lined Shrimp
speciesLysmata rauli
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp
speciesLysmata pederseni
Lysmata boggessi
speciesLysmata boggessi
Lysmata rafa
speciesLysmata rafa
Lysmata morelandi
speciesLysmata morelandi
Lysmata lipkei
speciesLysmata lipkei
Lysmata kuekenthali
speciesLysmata kuekenthali
Lysmata nilita
speciesLysmata nilita
Lysmata argentopunctata
speciesLysmata argentopunctata
Lysmata bahia
speciesLysmata bahia
Anker's Peppermint Shrimp
speciesLysmata ankeri
Lysmata hochi
speciesLysmata hochi
Lysmata ternatensis
speciesLysmata ternatensis
Lysmata malagasy
speciesLysmata malagasy
Lysmata jundalini
speciesLysmata jundalini
Lysmata uncicornis
speciesLysmata uncicornis
Lysmata moorei
speciesLysmata moorei
Lysmata napoleoni
speciesLysmata napoleoni
Lysmata intermedia
speciesLysmata intermedia
Lysmata galapagensis
speciesLysmata galapagensis
Lysmata nayaritensis
speciesLysmata nayaritensis
Lysmata chica
speciesLysmata chica
Lysmata trisetacea
speciesLysmata trisetacea
Lysmata gracilirostris
speciesLysmata gracilirostris
Lysmata rathbunae
speciesLysmata rathbunae
Lysmata baueri
speciesLysmata baueri
Lysmata brevrostrus
speciesLysmata brevrostrus
Lysmata dispar
speciesLysmata dispar
Lysmata guamensis
speciesLysmata guamensis
Lysmata holthuisi
speciesLysmata holthuisi
Lysmata kempi
speciesLysmata kempi
Lysmata leptodactylus
speciesLysmata leptodactylus
Lysmata multiscissa
speciesLysmata multiscissa
Lysmata olavoi
speciesLysmata olavoi
Lysmata parvispinosus
speciesLysmata parvispinosus
Lysmata philippinensis
speciesLysmata philippinensis
Lysmata porteri
speciesLysmata porteri
Lysmata splendida
speciesLysmata splendida
Lysmata stenolepis
speciesLysmata stenolepis
Lysmata udoi
speciesLysmata udoi
Lysmata zacae
speciesLysmata zacae
Lysmata anchisteus
speciesLysmata anchisteus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 121386.