FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

Sicyoniidae 953
Solenoceridae: body not “stony” in appearance, abdomen without deep grooves or tubercles; carapace
either with postorbital or postantennal spine; cervical groove distinct, extending to about dorsal carapace;
third and fourth pleopods divided into 2 branches.
Sergestidae: size small; rostrum very short; body strongly compressed laterally; shell soft; last 2 pairs of
legs reduced or absent.
rostrum short or absent
postorbital spine
4
3
5
Solenoceridae
Stenopodidae: third pincer extraordinary large and massive; males and females without large copulatory
organ on first pair of pleopods or posterior thoracic sternites, respectively; females carry the eggs on the
abdomen until hatching.
Shrimps of the infraorder Caridea: third leg without pincer; second abdominal pleuron (lateral plate) greatly
expanded, overlapping posterior part of first pleuron and anterior part of third pleuron;males and females without
large copulatory organ on first pair of pleopods or posterior thoracic sternites, respectively; females carry the
eggs on the abdomen until hatching.
2
1
1
2
Stenopodidae
females
carry
eggs on
abdomen
3rd 3
leg
enlarged
List of species occurring in the area
The symbol is given when species accounts are included.
Sicyonia benthophila De Man, 1907
Sicyonia bispinosa (De Haan, 1844)
Sicyonia curvirostris Balss, 1914
Sicyonia fallax De Man, 1907
Sicyonia furcata Miers, 1878
Sicyonia inflexa (Kubo, 1949)
Sicyonia laevis Bate, 1881
Sicyonia lancifera (Olivier, 1811)
Sicyonia nebulosa Kubo, 1949
Sicyonia ocellata Stimpson, 1860
Sicyonia ommanneyi Hall, 1961
Sicyonia parvula (De Haan, 1850)
Sicyonia rectirostris De Man, 1907
Sicyonia trispinosa De Man, 1907
4
5
3rd 3
maxilliped
References
Chan, T.Y. and H.P. Yu. 1985. On the rock shrimps of the family Sicyoniidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Taiwan, with
description of one new species. Asian Mar. Biol., 2:93-106.
1
2
3
no
pincer
2
1
Sergestoidae
5
4
females carry
eggs on abdomen
Caridea
2 nd pleuron
pear-shaped