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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
128
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
26
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Near East
6 Families width 151 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp113SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp21SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Near East
26 Genera with 151 Species
#ACEGHLOPRST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps73SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 183711SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatella Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187520SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
151 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus abumusa Dehghani, Sa..., 2019
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus ankeri Dehghani, Sa..., 2019
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus audouinia
Alpheus bicephaloides
Alpheus bucephaloides Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
Alpheus euchirus Dana, 1852
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutosus Anker & De G..., 2009
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minor neptunus
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus mohammadpouri Dehghani, Sa..., 2019
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus ochrostriatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacifica
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Arete iphianassa (De Man, 1910)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Aretopsis aegyptiaca (Ramadan, 1936)⇒ Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanopsis brevirostris Banner & Banner, 1981
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905
Hippolysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925)⇒ Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte hemprichii (Heller, 1861)⇒ Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte orientalis (Heller, 1862)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte proteus Paul´son, 1875
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Leptalpheus denticulatus Anker & Marin, 2009
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata kempi Chace, 1997
Lysmata kuekenthali De Man, 1902Kükenthal's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata trisetacea Heller, 1861
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Lysmata zacae Armstrong, 1941
Lysmatella prima Borradaile, 1915Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Ogyrides mjobergi (Balss, 1921)⇒ Ogyrides mjoebergi Balss, 1921
Ogyrides mjoebergi Balss, 1921
Ogyrides saldanhae Barnard, 1947
Parabetaeus acanthus Anker, 2015
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Richalpheus alpheoides Anker, 2011
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus durisi Anker & Ashrafi, 2019
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus sibogae De Man, 1910
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984Purple-legged Marbleshrimp
Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus crosnieri Banner & Banner, 1983
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus graveri
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus hululensis (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus paulsoni Nobili, 1906Hydrangea
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus thai Banner & Banner, 1966
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus tropidodactylus Banner & Banner, 1975
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Near East
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
14
113
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
4
Genera
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