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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
202
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
46
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
21
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
21 Genera with 139 Species
#ABCMPRSTV
Acanthanas Anker, Poddo..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2022pistol shrimps81SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 191012SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Bataeus
0SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Caligoneus Komai & Fujita, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Stenalpheops Miya, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187515SpeciesTaxom
Thuylamea Nguyên, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Vexillipar Chace, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthanas pusillus Anker, Poddo..., 2006
Alpheopsis keiji Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus albatrossae Banner, 1953
Alpheus albatrossi
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus angustilineatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus architectus De Man, 1897
Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
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 brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus compressus Banner & Banner, 1981
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus dispar (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus distinguendus (Man, 1909)⇒ Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus dolichodactylus (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus fujitai Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heeia Banner & Banner, 1975
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus hoplocheles Coutière, 1897Armed snapping shrimp
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus japonicus Miers, 1879Japanese snapping shrimp
Alpheus ladronis Banner, 1956
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longiforceps Hayashi & Na..., 2002
Alpheus longimanus (Bate, 1888)⇒ Alpheus japonicus Miers, 1879
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutarius (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus oahuensis Banner, 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvimaculatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rapex
Alpheus roseodigitalis Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sudara Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus thompsoni Anker, 2022Thompson's Bulldozer Shrimp
Arete acanthocarpus Miya & Miyake, 1968
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas acanthocarpus (Miya & Miyake, 1968)⇒ Arete acanthocarpus Miya & Miyake, 1968
Athanas ahyongi Anker & Komai, 2010
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas edwardsii Audouin, 1827
Athanas japonicus Kubo, 1936San Bernardino spineflower
Athanas kominatoensis (Kubo, 1942)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas setoensis (Kubo, 1951)⇒ Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanopsis gotoi Anker, 2012
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate hayashii Anker & Komai, 2004
Betaeus gelasinifer Nomura & Komai, 2000
Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Betaeus yokoyai (Kubo, 1936)⇒ Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Caligoneus cavernicola Komai & Fujita, 2018
Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960Anchialine snapping shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Parabetaeus culliereti Coutière, 1897
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus antricola Komai, Yamad..., 2015
Salmoneus brucei Komai, 2009
Salmoneus pinguis Komai & Anker, 2012
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus tricristata (Banner, 1959)⇒ Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Stenalpheops anacanthus Miya, 1997
Synalpheus amabilis De Man, 1910
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
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 striatus (Kubo, 1938)⇒ Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888
Synalpheus theano De Man, 1910
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Thuylamea shiranui Komai, 2018
Vexillipar repandum Chace, 1988


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