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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
386
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
385
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
271
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
258
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
46
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
16
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hong Kong
5 Families width 74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp64SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hong Kong
16 Genera with 74 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1974pistol shrimps37SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 191013SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Alpheus bannerorum Bruce, 1987
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus compressus Banner & Banner, 1981
Alpheus cyanoteles Yeo & Ng, 1996
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus distinguendus (Man, 1909)⇒ Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
Alpheus sibogae De Man, 1908
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sudara Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus tirmiziae Kazmi, 1974
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas hongkongensis Bruce, 1990
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanas sibogae (De Man, 1910)⇒ Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate anacanthopus De Man, 1910
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Exhippolysmata ensirostris Kemp, 1914Hunter shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Nauticaris unirecedens (Bate, 1888)⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Ogyrides orientalis Stimpson, 1860Telescope shrimp
Prionalpheus mortoni Bruce, 1990
Prionalpheus triarticulatus Banner & Banner, 1960
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus sibogae De Man, 1910
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus iocasta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus iocosta De Man, 1909
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus trispinosus De Man, 1910
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma lanceolatum Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
8
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Alpheoidea at artfakta.se
Alpheoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheoidea at dyntaxa.se
Alpheoidea at itis.gov
Alpheoidea at marinespecies.org