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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
124
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
25
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
10
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
10 Genera with 79 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1994pistol shrimps45SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187517SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis idiocarpus Coutière, 1908
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bicephaloides
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus levis
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus maindroni Coutière, 1898
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus moretensis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus ovaliceps Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus thompsoni Anker, 2022Thompson's Bulldozer Shrimp
Alpheus tricuspidatus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Alpheus williamsi Bruce, 1994
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas crosslandi (Tattersall, 1921)⇒ Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Betaeopsis indica De Man, 1910
Potamalpheops hanleyi Bruce, 1991
Prionalpheus fissipes Coutière, 1908
Salmoneus chadwickae ÄŽuriš & Hor..., 2016
Salmoneus seticheles Anker, 2003
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus comatularum Haswell, 1882
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus dorae Bruce, 1988
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus quadriarticulatus Banner & Banner, 1975
Synalpheus quadrispinosus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus quinquedens Tattersall, 1921
Synalpheus readi Banner & Banner, 1972
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus 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