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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
47
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
6 Genera with 41 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps27SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18758SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus audouinia
Alpheus bicephaloides
Alpheus bucephaloides Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Richalpheus alpheoides Anker, 2011
Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus graveri
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
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