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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
23
147
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
20
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
10
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
10 Genera with 51 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2022pistol shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Bannereus Bruce, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Batella Holthuis, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19108SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
Alpheus albatrossae Banner, 1953
Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969Pretty Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
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 hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus soelae Banner & Banner, 1986
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thompsoni Anker, 2022Thompson's Bulldozer Shrimp
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Bannereus anomalus Bruce, 1988
Batella praecipua De Grave, 2004
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Potamalpheops pininsulae Bruce & Iliffe, 1992
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
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