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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
61
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
17
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
12
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
12 Genera with 54 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
54 Species
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
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 edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
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 hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus ochrostriatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanopsis brevirostris Banner & Banner, 1981
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Leptalpheus denticulatus Anker & Marin, 2009
Parabetaeus acanthus Anker, 2015
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
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