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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
23
131
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
27
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
11
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
11 Genera with 60 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps47SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bannereus Bruce, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chelomalpheus W. Kim, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenalpheops Miya, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
60 Species
Alpheus albatrossae Banner, 1953
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bisncisus De Haan, 1850
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus compressus Banner & Banner, 1981
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus distinguendus (Man, 1909)⇒ Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus fasciata Haan, 1844
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 heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus kagoshimanus Hayashi & Na..., 2000
Alpheus kingsleyi (Miers, 1879)⇒ Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longipalma Komai & Ohtomi, 2018
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus savuensis De Man, 1908
Alpheus sibogae De Man, 1908
Alpheus spatulatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeopsis indica De Man, 1910
Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Chelomalpheus crangonus (Anker, Jeng ..., 2001)⇒ Stenalpheops crangonus Anker, Jeng ..., 2001
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Stenalpheops crangonus Anker, Jeng ..., 2001
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp


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