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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
29
201
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
45
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
21
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
21 Genera with 246 Species
#ABCFHLMNPRST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 197313SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps138SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19727SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Bruceopsis Anker, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Coutieralpheus Anker & Felder, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Fenneralpheus D.L. Felder ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 195911SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200757SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
246 Species and 13 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis biunguiculata Banner, 1953
Alpheopsis biunguiculatus (Banner, 1953)⇒ Alpheopsis biunguiculata Banner, 1953
Alpheopsis consobrinus (De Man, 1910)⇒ Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis equalis Coutière, 1903
Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877Pistolshrimp
Alpheopsis harperi Wicksten, 1984Coast range false bindweed
Alpheopsis labis Chace, 1972Tongclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus albatrossae Banner, 1953
Alpheus albatrossi
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus amirantei sizou (Banner & Banner, 1967)⇒ Alpheus sizou Banner & Banner, 1967
Alpheus angulatus (M. R. McClure, 1995)⇒ Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus angustilineatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus barbadensis Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus barbara Lockington, 1878
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus biunguiculatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Synalpheus biunguiculatus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brachymerus Banner, 1953
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900Mudflat snapping shrimp
Alpheus candei Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877Twistclaw pistol shrimp
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus collumianus inermis (Banner, 1956)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus collumianus medius (Banner, 1956)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus coutierei De Man, 1909
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
Alpheus equidactylus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus euchirus Dana, 1852
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
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 harfordi (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heeia Banner & Banner, 1975
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & M..., 2003
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus latipes A. H. Banner, 1953
Alpheus lentiginosus Anker & Nizi..., 2011
Alpheus leptochirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens polynesica (Banner & Banner, 1975)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macellarius Chace, 1988
Alpheus mackayi A. H. Banner, 1959
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macrochirus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malabaricus mackayi (Banner, 1959)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus mathewsae Anker, 2012
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus oahuensis Banner, 1953
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 papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paracrinitus bengalensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus platyunguiculatus Banner, 1953
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus prolificus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861
Alpheus pseudopugnax Banner, 1953
Alpheus pugnax Dana, 1852
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
Alpheus seurati (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus similis (Czerniavsky, 1884)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus sizou Banner & Banner, 1967
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 superciliaris Coutière, 1905
Alpheus tampensis Anker, 2012
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus transverso-dactylus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877
Alpheus ulalae Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus vanderbilti Boone, 1930
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus verrilli Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus villus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas japonicus Kubo, 1936San Bernardino spineflower
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate anacanthopus De Man, 1910
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Automate kingsleyi (Hay, 1971)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Betaeus ensenadensis Glassell, 1938Mudflat visored shrimp
Betaeus equimanus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878
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
Bruceopsis guamensis Anker, 2010
Bruceopsis projecta Anker, 2010
Bruceopsis projectus (Anker, 2010)⇒ Bruceopsis projecta Anker, 2010
Coutieralpheus setirostris Anker & Felder, 2005
Fenneralpheus chacei D.L. Felder ..., 1986
Harperalpheus pequegnatae Felder & Anker, 2007
Leptalpheus denticulatus Anker & Marin, 2009
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Leptalpheus pacificus Banner & Banner, 1975
Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960Anchialine snapping shrimp
Metalpheus hawaiiensis Edmondson, 1925Hawaiian snapping shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nennalpheus sibogae De Man, 1910
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus brevirostris Edmondson, 1930
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus cavicola Felder and M..., 1986
Salmoneus cavicolus Felder & Man..., 1986
Salmoneus gracilipes Miya, 1972
Salmoneus komaii Anker, 2011
Salmoneus mauiensis Edmondson, 1930
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus paulayi Anker, 2011
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus albatrossi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus anasimus Chace, 1972
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus biunguiculatus Stimpson, 1860Twoclaw snapping shrimp
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus disparodigitus Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri carolinensis (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus grampusi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus heardi Dardeau, 1984
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus hemphilli longicornis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus herricki dimidiatus (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus iocasta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus longicarpus approxima Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus macclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus macromanus Edmondson, 1925
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus antillensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus quadrispinosus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus redactocarpus Banner, 1953
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus septemspinosus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus stimpsoni De Man, 1888
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tanneri (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus thai Banner & Banner, 1966
Synalpheus theano De Man, 1910
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi productus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi scaphoceris (Coutière, 1910)⇒ Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855


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