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Red Cave Shrimp
Barbouria cubensis
Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Barbouria cubensis.
Barbouria cubensis was originally described under the name Hippolyte cubensis from anchialine caves between Cojimar and Castillo Morro, near Havana, Cuba. It has since been found in Mexico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas. The animals grow to 64 millimetres (2.5 in) long and are a deep red colour. It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
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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 95115.