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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Djibouti (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
188
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
188
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
163
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
159
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
155
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
31
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Djibouti
8 Genera with 29 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1875pistol shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18758SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Djibouti
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus hippothoe edamensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus maindroni Coutière, 1898
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus triunguiculatus (Paul’son, 1875)⇒ Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus heroni Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus mushaensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus physocheles Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875


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