Alvinocarididae is a family of shrimp, originally described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986 from samples collected by DSV Alvin, from which they derive their name. Shrimp of the family Alvinocarididae generally inhabit deep sea hydrothermal vent regions, and hydrocarbon cold seep environments. Carotenoid pigment has been found in their bodies. The family Alvinocarididae comprises 7 extant genera.

Species

Alvinocaris

  • Alvinocaris alexander <small>Ahyong, 2009</small> – South Pacific Ocean, southern Kermadec ridge, Rumble V seamount (at depths of ) and Brothers Caldera (at depths of ) hydrothermal vent fields. A. alexander closely resembles A. williamsi from the Menez Gwen site on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  • Alvinocaris brevitelsonis <small>Kikuchi & Hashimoto, 2000</small> – West Pacific Ocean, Mid-Okinawa Trough , at a depth of .
  • Alvinocaris dissimilis <small>Komai & Segonzac, 2005</small> – West Pacific Ocean, Mid-Okinawa Trough; recognised among the paratypes of A. brevitelsonis.
  • Alvinocaris longirostris <small>Kikuchi & Ohta, 1995</small> – West Pacific Ocean, Okinawa Trough, Iheya Ridge, Clam and Pyramid hydrothermal vent fields, Sagami Bay seeps, seamounts of Kermadec Ridge off New Zealand; Type locality: West Pacific Ocean, Okinawa Trough, Iheya Ridge, Clam hydrothermal vent field
  • Rimicaris hybisae <small>Nye, Copley & Plouviez, 2011</small> - Atlantic Ocean, Mid-Cayman Rise, Piccard and Von Damm hydrothermal vent fields.
  • Rimicaris kairei <small>Watabe & Hashimoto, 2002</small> – Indian Ocean, Central Indian Ridge, Kairei hydrothermal vent field, , at a depth of ; also found in Edmonds hydrothermal vent field, NNW of Kairei hydrothermal vent field.