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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region East Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
378
2331
9081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
373
2325
9073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
174
1445
6501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1435
6445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
158
1364
6043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
240
1269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
76
356
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
76
356
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
11
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
11 Genera with 143 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Coutierella Sollaud, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Exopalaemon Holthuis, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 195017SpeciesTaxom
Leandrites Holthuis, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Leptocarpus Holthuis, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1950Long-clawed freshwater prawns48SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 197058SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19507SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
143 Species and 3 Subspecies
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Coutierella tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Coutierella tonkinensis tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Exopalaemon annandalei Kemp, 1917Cipango prawn
Exopalaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950Ridgetail prawn
Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862Freshwater shrimp
Exopalaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950Oriental prawn
Leander czerniavskyi (Brashnikov, 1907)⇒ Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862
Leander fagei (Yu, 1930)⇒ Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860
Leander lagdoaoensis (Blanco, 1939)⇒ Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
Leander lepidus (De Man, 1915)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Leander longicarpus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
Leander longipes (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902
Leander luzonensis (Blanco, 1939)⇒ Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Leander modestus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862
Leander pacificus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Leander paucidens (De Haan, 1899)⇒ Palaemon paucidens De Haan, 1844
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897Red-algae shrimp
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994Donald Duck Shrimp
Leander semmelinkii (De Man, 1881)⇒ Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Leander serrifer (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Leander tenuipes (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Leander urocaridella (Holthuis, 1950)⇒ Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950
Leandrites cyrtorhynchus (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Leandrites deschampsi Nobili, 1903
Leandrites stenopus Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Leptocarpus potamiscus Kemp, 1917Bombay prawn
Macrobrachium amplimanus Cai & Dai, 1999
Macrobrachium asperulum von Martens, 1868
Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium dacqueti Sunier, 1925
Macrobrachium elegantum Pan, Hou & S..., 2010
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium esculentum Thallwitz, 1891Sweet river prawn
Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868Crane river prawn
Macrobrachium fukienense Liang & Yan, 1980
Macrobrachium gracilirostre Miers, 1875
Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium hainanense Parisi, 1919
Macrobrachium heterorhynchos Guo & He, 2008
Macrobrachium hirtimanus Olivier, 1811
Macrobrachium horstii De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862Orana River Prawn
Macrobrachium inflatum Liang & Yan, 1985
Macrobrachium japonicum De Haan, 1849
Macrobrachium jaroense Cowles, 1914Jaro river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium koreana Kwon & Han, 1984
Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829Kuncho river prawn
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 linyunensis Li & Luo, 2001
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium meridionale Liang & Yan, 1983
Macrobrachium miyakoense Komai & Fujita, 2005
Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849East Asian river prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium pentazona He, Gao & Guo, 2009
Macrobrachium placidulum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium placidum De Man, 1892
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium shaoi Cai & Jeng, 2001
Macrobrachium shokitai Fujino & Baba, 1973
Macrobrachium spinipes Schenkel, 1902Giant River Prawn
Macrobrachium sundaicum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium superbum Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium vietnamiense Ðang, 1972
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Macrobrachium yui Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893Spider prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) foai (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium foai Coutière, 1902
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) lar (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) nasutus (Nobili, 1903)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) nipponensis (De Haan, 1849)⇒ Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) paucidens De Haan, 1844Lake prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) sundaicus (De Man, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Palaemon sundaicus baramensis (De Man, 1902)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) latimanus (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) asperulus (von Martens, 1868)⇒ Macrobrachium asperulum von Martens, 1868
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) modestus De Man, 1892Siberian prawn
Palaemon acanthosoma (Nobili, 1899)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Palaemon acutirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840
Palaemon annandalei Kemp, 1917Cipango prawn
Palaemon asper (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Palaemon australis (Dakin, 1915)⇒ Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon brevicarpus De Haan, 1849
Palaemon canaliculatus (Olivier, 1811)⇒ Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811
Palaemon delagoae (Stebbing, 1915)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon dentatus (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902
Palaemon dulcis (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium esculentum Thallwitz, 1891
Palaemon endehensis (De Man, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829
Palaemon equidens (Dana, 1852)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Palaemon esculentus (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium esculentum Thallwitz, 1891
Palaemon euryrhynchus (Ortmann, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon exilimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
Palaemon gravieri Yu, 1930Chinese ditch prawn
Palaemon idae mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon japonicus (De Haan, 1849, 1850)⇒ Macrobrachium japonicum De Haan, 1849
Palaemon jaroense (Cowles, 1914)⇒ Macrobrachium jaroense Cowles, 1914
Palaemon lagdoaoensis (Blanco, 1939)⇒ Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
Palaemon lampropus (De Man, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829
Palaemon latidactylus (Thallwitz, 1891)⇒ Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829
Palaemon lepidactyloides (Man, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892
Palaemon longimanus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
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 ornatus (Torralbas, 1917)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902Gladiator prawn
Palaemon pacificius Stimpson, 1860
Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860Indian bait prawn
Palaemon paivai Fausto Filho, 1967
Palaemon philippinensis (Cowles, 1914)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon ruber (Hess, 1865)⇒ Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Palaemon septemtrionalis Katogi et al., 2019
Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860Barred Estuarine Shrimp
Palaemon sinensis Heller, 1862Chinese grass shrimp
Palaemon singalangensis (Nobili, 1900)⇒ Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Palaemon talaverae (Blanco, 1939)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon wolterstorffi (Nobili, 1900)⇒ Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Palaemon yamashitai Fujino & Miyake, 1970
Palaemonetes sinensis (Sollaud, 1911)⇒ Coutierella tonkinensis tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Palaemonetes tonkinensis (Sollaud, 1914)⇒ Coutierella tonkinensis tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)⇒ Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella borradailei (Stebbing, 1923)⇒ Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella cyrtorhynchus Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018Cleaner Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Palaemoninae at dyntaxa.se
Palaemoninae at gbif.org
Palaemoninae at marinespecies.org