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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
346
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
272
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
270
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
254
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
61
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
11 Families width 119 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp54SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps47SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
61 Genera with 119 Species
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Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocaris Williams & C..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Chorocaris Martin & Hes..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Diniatys Iredale, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Exoclimenella Bruce, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaridella Bruce, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Parapandalus Borradaile, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1904anemone shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Rimicaris Williams & Rona, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Thalassocaris Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
119 Species
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
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 frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
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 miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus ochrostriatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alvinocaris markensis Williams, 1988
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983Anemone partner shrimp
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanopsis brevirostris Banner & Banner, 1981
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Chorocaris chacei Williams & Rona, 1986
Cinetorhynchus hendersoni Kemp, 1925Henderson hingebeak
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Diniatys dentifer A. Adams, 1850
Diniatys dubius Schepman, 1913
Exoclimenella denticulata Nobili, 1906
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duriš & Bru..., 1995Red-Eyed Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leptalpheus denticulatus Anker & Marin, 2009
Lysmata zacae Armstrong, 1941
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Parabetaeus acanthus Anker, 2015
Parapandalus narval (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787
Pasiphaea marisrubri Iwasaki, 1989
Periclimenella petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes cristimanus Bruce, 1965
Periclimenes longicarpus (Bruce and Sv..., 1983)⇒ Ancylomenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes petitthouarsii Audouin, 1826
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Plesionika adensameri Balss, 1914
Plesionika minor Calman, 1939
Plesionika narval Fabricius, 1787Narwal Shrimp
Plesionika persica Kemp, 1925
Pontocaris profundior Chan, 1996
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Rimicaris exoculata Williams & Rona, 1986
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Thalassocaris crinita Dana, 1852Sand Shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006Cave Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
17
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBresilioidea
Calman, 1896
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
33
47
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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