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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
355
1779
4768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
352
1773
4760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
885
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
874
2795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
817
2563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
197
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
43
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
24
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pacific Ocean
24 Genera with 201 Species
#ABCHLMNPRST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2015pistol shrimps105SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Coronalpheus Wicksten, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20118SpeciesTaxom
Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddo..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Notalpheus G. Méndez & ..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Pachelpheus Anker, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200642SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthoneus Anker, 20102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific Ocean
201 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis allanhancocki Wicksten, 1992Coast range false bindweed
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis cortesiana Wicksten & H..., 1986
Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877Pistolshrimp
Alpheopsis gotrina Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus agrogon Ramos, 1997
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus antepaenultimus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus arenensis Chace, 1937
Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus bannerorum Bruce, 1987
Alpheus barbara Lockington, 1878
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969Pretty Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus burukovskyi Anker & Pach..., 2015
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900Mudflat snapping shrimp
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877Twistclaw pistol shrimp
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
Alpheus confusus Carvacho, 1989
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus distinctus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus exilis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus facetus De Man, 1908
Alpheus fasciatus Lockington, 1878Coast checkerbloom
Alpheus felgenhaueri W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus grahami Abele, 1975
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hephaestus Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hyeyoungae W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus javieri Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus labis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus lacertosus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus latus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus margaritae Salgado-Barr..., 2017
Alpheus martini W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus mazatlanicus Wicksten, 1983Coast range false bindweed
Alpheus millsae Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus naos Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus parvimaculatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus perlas Anker & Pach..., 2019
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus pubescens De Man, 1908
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus romensky Burukovsky, 1990Flanged Valvata
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus scopulus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999Blue-spot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus staphylinus Coutière, 1908
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus supachai Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus tenuis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus tricolor Anker, 2001Three-colored Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus umbo W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus utriensis Ramos & von ..., 1989
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Alpheus villus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus wickstenae Christoffers..., 1987
Alpheus wonkimi Anker & Pach..., 2013
Alpheus zarenkovi Anker & Pach..., 2015
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas jedanensis De Man, 1910
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanopsis australis Banner & Banner, 1982Southern Hooded Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Automate rugosa Coutière, 1902
Betaeus ensenadensis Glassell, 1938Mudflat visored shrimp
Betaeus gracilis J.F.L. Hart, 1964Kelp visored shrimp
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Betaeus harrimani Rathbun, 1904Northern hooded shrimp
Betaeus longidactylus Lockington, 1877Visored shrimp
Betaeus macginitieae J.F.L. Hart, 1964Urchin visored shrimp
Betaeus setosus J.F.L. Hart, 1964Fuzzy hooded shrimp
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Coronalpheus natator Wicksten, 1999
Harperalpheus leptodactylus Anker & Lazarus, 2017
Leptalpheus azuero Anker, 2011
Leptalpheus bicristatus Anker, 2011
Leptalpheus canterakintzi Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Leptalpheus corderoae Salgado-Barr..., 2014
Leptalpheus hendrickxi Anker, 2011
Leptalpheus melendezensis Salgado-Barr..., 2017
Leptalpheus mexicanus Ríos & Carva..., 1983
Leptalpheus penicillatus Anker, 2011
Leslibetaeus coibita Anker, Poddo..., 2006
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Notalpheus imarpe Méndez G. & ..., 1982
Pachelpheus pachyacanthus Anker, 2020
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Potamalpheops stygicola H.H.Jr. Hobbs, 1973
Prionalpheus nayaritae Alvarez, Cam..., 1996
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Richalpheus palmeri Anker & Jeng, 2006Palmer´s Alpheus-Shrimp
Rugathanas verrucosus Banner & Banner, 1960
Salmoneus alvarezi Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus excavatus Anker, 2011
Salmoneus malagensis Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus tiburon Anker, 2019
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus ancistrorhynchus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus arostris Wicksten, 1989
Synalpheus bannerorum Abele, 1975
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus bradleyi Verrill, 1922Floating heart
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevispinis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus comatularum Haswell, 1882
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus curacaoensis Schmitt, 1924
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus digueti Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus iocasta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus jedanensis De Man, 1909
Synalpheus lani Hermoso & Al..., 2005
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus mexicanus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus mulegensis Rios, 1992
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus paulsonoides Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus peruvianus Rathbun, 1910
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultg..., 2017
Synalpheus quadrispinosus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus recessus Abele & W. Kim, 1989
Synalpheus sanjosei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus sanlucasi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus stylopleuron Hermoso Sala..., 2006
Synalpheus superus Abele & W. Kim, 1989
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus wickstenae Hermoso Sala..., 2006
Triacanthoneus blanca Anker, 2020
Triacanthoneus pacificus Anker, 2010


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