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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
202
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
63
231
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
63
231
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
63 Genera with 231 Species
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Actinimenes Ďuriš & Ivon..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Anchiopontonia Bruce, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Anchistia Dana, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Anchistioides Paulson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anchistus Borradaile, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Ancylocaris Schenkel, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19899SpeciesTaxom
Araiopontonia Fujino and M..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bathymenes Kou, Li & Bruce, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 19748SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 189814SpeciesTaxom
Dasycaris Kemp, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Fennera Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hamodactylus Holthuis, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Hamopontonia Bruce, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Harpilius Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenocera Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopontonia Bruce, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Izucaris Okuno, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Jocaste Holthuis, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Kemponia Bruce, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Laomenes Clark, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Leptomenaeus Bruce, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Levicaris Bruce, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemenes Bruce & Okuno, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns21SpeciesTaxom
Manipontonia Bruce, Okuno..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Metapontonia Bruce, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Miopontonia Bruce, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Ngankeecaris Okuno & Yoshida, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Nippontonia Bruce & Bauer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Odontonia Fransen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaridella Bruce, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Onycocaris Nobili, 19698SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 186221SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 192210SpeciesTaxom
Palemon Dumeril, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Paranchistus Holthuis, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenella Bruce, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1989anemone shrimps46SpeciesTaxom
Pericliminoides Bruce, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Philarius Holthuis, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Platycaris Holthuis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pliopontonia Bruce, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pontonides Borradaile, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocaris Kemp, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Vir Holthuis, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Zenopontonia Bruce, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
231 Species
Actinimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922Anemone Shrimp
Anchiopontonia hurii Holthuis, 1981
Anchistia spinigera (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890
Anchistioides compressus Paulson, 1875
Anchistus custoides Bruce, 1977
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Anchistus pectinis Kemp, 1925
Ancylocaris brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902American wisteria
Ancylomenes adularans Bruce, 2003Commensal Shrimp
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes kobayashii Okuno & Nomura, 2002
Ancylomenes luteomaculatus Okuno & Bruce, 2010Yellow-Spotted Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes magnificus Bruce, 1979Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes sarasvati Okuno, 2002Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes speciosus Okuno, 2004Speciosus Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes tosaensis Kubo, 1951Tosa Anemone Shrimp
Ancylomenes venustus Bruce, 1989Graceful anemone shrimp
Araiopontonia odontorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1970Slender Crinoid Shrimp
Bathymenes alcocki Kemp, 1922
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Conchodytes biunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Conchodytes nipponensis De Haan, 1844
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris labyrintha Mitsuhashi &..., 2008
Coralliocaris nudirostris Heller, 1861
Coralliocaris sandyi Mitsuhashi &..., 2008Fingerprint Coral Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Coralliocaris taiwanensis Fujino & Miyake, 1972
Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Cuapetes darwiniensis Bruce, 1987
Cuapetes elegans Paul´son, 1875
Cuapetes ensifrons Dana, 1852
Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Cuapetes lacertae Bruce, 1992
Cuapetes lanceolatus Okuno & Chan, 2012
Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes nilandensis Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952Plate-Organ Cuapetes Shrimp
Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Cuapetes takedai Okuno, 2012
Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898Commensal Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
Exopalaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950Oriental prawn
Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951Hop
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970Noumea Gorgonian Shrimp
Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970Flower Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis beaupresii Audouin, 1826
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera Ortmann, 1890Shrimp caridean
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos Barnard, 1962Galaxea Partner Shrimp
Izucaris masudai Okuno, 1999Leopard Anemone Shrimp
Jocaste japonica Ortmann, 1890
Jocaste lucina Nobili, 1901
Kemponia grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Kemponia platycheles (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Cuapetes platycheles Holthuis, 1952
Kemponia tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898)⇒ Cuapetes tenuipes Borradaile, 1898
Laomenes amboinensis De Man, 1888Ambon Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes holthuisi Marin & Okuno, 2010Commensal Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes pestrushka Marin, Chan ..., 2012
Leander longipes (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902
Leander paucidens (De Haan, 1899)⇒ Palaemon paucidens De Haan, 1844
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander serrifer (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leandrites cyrtorhynchus (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Leptomenaeus dolichosternum Okuno & Mits..., 2003
Levicaris mammilata Edmondson, 1931Slate-pencil urchin shrimp
Levicaris mammillata Edmondson, 1931Slate-pencil urchin shrimp
Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922Basket Star Shrimp
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868Crane river prawn
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium hainanense Parisi, 1919
Macrobrachium japonicum De Haan, 1849
Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798Giant Jungle Prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892Malayan scale prawn
Macrobrachium miyakoense Komai & Fujita, 2005
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium placidum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium shokitai Fujino & Baba, 1973
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Manipontonia psamathe De Man, 1902Black Coral Shrimp
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967Pale Coral Shrimp
Miopontonia yongei Bruce, 1985
Ngankeecaris dardanicola Bruce & Okuno, 2006Commensal Shrimp
Nippontonia minirostris Bruce & Bauer, 1997
Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940Ascidian Shrimp
Onycocaridella monodoa Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris amakusensis Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris aualitica Nobili, 1904
Onycocaris callyspongiae Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris monodoa (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Onycocaridella monodoa Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris oligodentata Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris quadratophthalma Balss, 1921
Onycocaris seychellensis Bruce, 1971
Onycocaris spinosa Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) nipponensis (De Haan, 1849)⇒ Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844Lake prawn
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon asper (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Palaemon brevicarpus De Haan, 1849
Palaemon dentatus (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902
Palaemon gravieri Yu, 1930Chinese ditch prawn
Palaemon longipes (Lockington, 1878)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon ogasawaraensis Kato & Takeda, 1981
Palaemon orientis (Holthuis, 1950)⇒ Exopalaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902Gladiator prawn
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon septemtrionalis Katogi et al., 2019
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon sinensis Heller, 1862Chinese grass shrimp
Palaemonella burnsi Holthuis, 1973Anchialine pool shrimp
Palaemonella hachijo Okuno, 1999
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922
Palaemonella longidactylus Hayashi, 2009
Palaemonella philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984Bubble Coral Shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palaemonella shirakawai Okuno, 2017
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Palaemonella vestigialis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Palaemonella rotumana Borradaile, 1898
Palemon chlorotocus (Filhol, 1885)⇒ Chlorotocus crassicornis A. Costa, 1871
Paranchistus spondylis Suzuki, 1971
Periclimenaeus arabicus Calman, 1939
Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum Balss, 1913
Periclimenaeus hecate Nobili, 1904
Periclimenaeus spongicola Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Periclimenaeus storchi Bruce, 1989Green Ascidian Shrimp
Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) diversipes Kemp, 1922Fuji Coral Shrimp
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) elegans (Paulson, 1875)⇒ Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) inornatus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) proximus (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Cuapetes seychellensis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) spiniferus (Borradaile, 1917)⇒ Periclimenella spinifera De Man, 1902
Periclimenes (Corniger) ceratophthalmus (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Laomenes ceratophthalmus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes (Harpilius) brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902Glass Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes (Harpilius) grandis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cuapetes grandis Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes (Periclimenes) lanipes (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Lipkemenes lanipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes aesopius Bate, 1863
Periclimenes affinis (Zehntner, 1894)⇒ Cuapetes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes akiensis Kubo, 1936
Periclimenes alcocki Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes amamiensis (Müller, 1993)⇒ Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Periclimenes amboinensis (De Man, 1888)⇒ Periclimenes brevicarpalis Schenkel, 1902
Periclimenes andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)⇒ Cuapetes andamanensis Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes cannaphilus Komai, Nemot..., 2010
Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes dardanicola Bruce & Okuno, 2006
Periclimenes darwiniensis (Bruce, 1987)⇒ Cuapetes darwiniensis Bruce, 1987
Periclimenes dolichosternum Okuno & Mits..., 2003
Periclimenes ensifrons (Dana, 1852)⇒ Cuapetes ensifrons Dana, 1852
Periclimenes galene (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenes hertwigi Balss, 1913
Periclimenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969)⇒ Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes ischiospinosus Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes kempi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes kobayashii (Okuno & Nomura, 2002)⇒ Ancylomenes kobayashii Okuno & Nomura, 2002
Periclimenes longirostris Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes lutescens (Dana, 1852)⇒ Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Periclimenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979)⇒ Ancylomenes magnificus Bruce, 1979
Periclimenes mclaughlinae Fransen, 2006Mclaughlin’s Urchin Shrimp
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes perlucidus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes sarasvati (Okuno, 2002)⇒ Ancylomenes sarasvati Okuno, 2002
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Periclimenes sinensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904Sea star shrimp
Periclimenes speciosus (Okuno, 2004)⇒ Ancylomenes speciosus Okuno, 2004
Periclimenes thermohydrophilus Hayashi & Oh..., 2001
Periclimenes tosaensis (Kubo, 1951)⇒ Ancylomenes tosaensis Kubo, 1951
Periclimenes venustus (Bruce, 1989)⇒ Ancylomenes venustus Bruce, 1989
Pericliminoides odontodactylus Fujino and M..., 1968
Philarius gerlachei Nobili, 1905
Philarius imperialis Kubo, 1940
Philarius rufulus Mitsuhashi, 2012
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Balss, 1913Bongo Shrimp
Phyllognathia simplex Fujino, 1973Simplex Shrimp
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973Disc Anemone Shrimp
Pliopontonia harazakii Okuno, 2009Harazaki Coral Shrimp
Pontonia hurii (Holthuis, 1981)⇒ Anchiopontonia hurii Holthuis, 1981
Pontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940)⇒ Odontonia katoi Kubo, 1940
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontonides loloata Bruce, 2005Wire Coral Shrimp
Pontonides maldivensis Borradaile, 1915Cactus Shrimp
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939Whip Coral Shrimp
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922Sponge Shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967Zanzibar Urchin Shrimp
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp
Vir orientalis Dana, 1852
Vir philippinensis Bruce & Svoboda, 1984
Zenopontonia rex Kemp, 1922Emperor Shrimp
Zenopontonia soror Nobili, 1904Sea Star Shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
7
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
46
164
Genera
Species

Taxom



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