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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
146
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
41
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
21
207
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
21 Genera with 207 Species
#ABCHLMNPSTZ
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20175SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2013pistol shrimps116SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Coronalpheus Wicksten, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mohocaris Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Notalpheus G. Méndez & ..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 201010SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200749SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthoneus Anker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Zuzalpheus Ríos & Duffy, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
207 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheopsis allanhancocki Wicksten, 1992Coast range false bindweed
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis cortesiana Wicksten & H..., 1986
Alpheopsis gotrina Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus acanthomerus (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus agrogon Ramos, 1997
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus arenensis Chace, 1937
Alpheus arenicolus Banner & Banner, 1983
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus canalis (W. Kim & Abele, 1988)⇒ Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus carinatus (De Man, 1888)⇒ Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus exilis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus felgenhaueri W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus grahami Abele, 1975
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hephaestus Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hululensis Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hyeyoungae W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus javieri Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus lacertosus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevipes
Alpheus lancirostris (Rankin, 1900)⇒ Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
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 macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus mathewsae Anker, 2012
Alpheus mazatlanicus Wicksten, 1983Coast range false bindweed
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus novaezelandiae (Miers, 1876)⇒ Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Ter..., 2014
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & K..., 1985
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus ramosportoae Soledade, Te..., 2019Atlantic Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rectus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
Alpheus scopulus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tenuis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus umbo W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus utriensis Ramos & von ..., 1989
Alpheus villus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus wickstenae Christoffers..., 1987
Alpheus wonkimi Anker & Pach..., 2013
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852Alpheid Shrimp
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Betaeus lilianae Boschi, 1966
Betaeus scabro-digitus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Coronalpheus natator Wicksten, 1999
Harperalpheus leptodactylus Anker & Lazarus, 2017
Leptalpheus axianassae Dworschak & ..., 1999
Leptalpheus felderi Anker, Vera ..., 2006
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011
Leptalpheus mexicanus Ríos & Carva..., 1983
Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960Anchialine snapping shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Mohocaris bayeri Holthuis, 1973
Notalpheus imarpe Méndez G. & ..., 1982
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Salmoneus alvarezi Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus camaroncito Anker, 2010
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus degravei Anker, 2010
Salmoneus malagensis Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus rocas Anker, 2007
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Salmoneus wehrtmanni Anker, 2010
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus arostris Wicksten, 1989
Synalpheus bannerorum Abele, 1975
Synalpheus biunguiculatus Stimpson, 1860Twoclaw snapping shrimp
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevidactylus Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus digueti Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus elizabethae Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus latastei (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus bahiensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus nobili Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus occidentalis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus peruvianus Rathbun, 1910
Synalpheus sanjosei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus stylopleuron Hermoso Sala..., 2006
Synalpheus tenuispina Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi mexicanus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi peruvianus Rathbun, 1910
Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus wickstenae Hermoso Sala..., 2006
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Triacanthoneus pacificus Anker, 2010
Zuzalpheus yano (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007


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