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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Spirontocaris spinus
Parrot shrimp - Bouc perroquet

Spirontocaris spinus
Characteristics:
• rostrum ending in 2 points
• spines along the length of the cephalothorax
• 2 supraorbital spines
• abdominal median spine
May be mistaken for: Lebbeus groenlandicus - Spirontocaris lilljeborgi
Spirontocaris spinus
Family:
Hippolytidae
Type of measure:
Cephalothorax mm
Maximum size:
17 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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