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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
1281
3571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
263
1276
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
145
897
2806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
891
2774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
844
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
23
140
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
27
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
10
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
10 Genera with 95 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1974pistol shrimps62SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Stenalpheops Miya, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 191015SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
95 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Alpheus bannerorum Bruce, 1987
Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969Pretty Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus compressus Banner & Banner, 1981
Alpheus cyanoteles Yeo & Ng, 1996
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus distinguendus (Man, 1909)⇒ Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus hoplocheles Coutière, 1897Armed snapping shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus japonicus Miers, 1879Japanese snapping shrimp
Alpheus kagoshimanus Hayashi & Na..., 2000
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macrodactylus (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus pustulosus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus savuensis De Man, 1908
Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
Alpheus sibogae De Man, 1908
Alpheus spatulatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sudara Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tirmiziae Kazmi, 1974
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas hongkongensis Bruce, 1990
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate anacanthopus De Man, 1910
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Betaeus pingi Yu, 1930Littleflower ipomopsis
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Prionalpheus mortoni Bruce, 1990
Prionalpheus triarticulatus Banner & Banner, 1960
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus sibogae De Man, 1910
Stenalpheops crangonus Anker, Jeng ..., 2001
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus iocasta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus iocosta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus stimpsoni De Man, 1888
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus trispinosus De Man, 1910


Links, sources and further information
Alpheidae at artfakta.se
Alpheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheidae at dyntaxa.se
Alpheidae at gbif.org
Alpheidae at irmng.org
Alpheidae at itis.gov
Alpheidae at marinespecies.org