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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
81
341
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
319
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
75
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 29 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps20SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus edwarsii Audouin, 1827
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879Chocolate vine
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Arete iphianassa (De Man, 1910)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas kominatoensis (Kubo, 1942)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905


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