Barbouria
Genus of crustaceans
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Barbouria is a genus of shrimp in the family Barbouriidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Barbouria cubensis.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Barbouriidae |
| Genus: | Barbouria Rathbun, 1912 |
| Species: | B. cubensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbouria cubensis (Von Martens, 1872) | |
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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,[2] the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Brac and the Bahamas.[2] The animals grow to 64 millimetres (2.5 in) long and are a deep red colour.[3] It is listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[4]