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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region West Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
430
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
133
428
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
304
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
304
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
285
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
64
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Pacific Ocean
4 Genera with 50 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1811pistol shrimps36SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 188810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Pacific Ocean
50 Species
Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969Pretty Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus facetus De Man, 1908
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus labis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvimaculatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus pubescens De Man, 1908
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999Blue-spot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus staphylinus Coutière, 1908
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus tricolor Anker, 2001Three-colored Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Athanas jedanensis De Man, 1910
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Richalpheus palmeri Anker & Jeng, 2006Palmer´s Alpheus-Shrimp
Synalpheus ancistrorhynchus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus comatularum Haswell, 1882
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus iocasta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus jedanensis De Man, 1909
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus quadrispinosus De Man, 1910
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