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Cock shrimp
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Shrimps, prawns & lobsters

Cock shrimp

Exhippolysmata oplophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)

Names

EnglishCock shrimp
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokrabu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameExhippolysmata oplophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)

About this species

The Cock shrimp (Exhippolysmata oplophoroides) is a species of the family Lysmatidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 28 times (GBIF), between 1942 and 1983. Records come from Commewijne.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyLysmatidae
GenusExhippolysmata

In Suriname

28Records in Suriname
1942First record
1983Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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