English species names of Subfamily Palaemoninae

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English species names of Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	1033 12148 92586	Families Genera Species
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	376 5018 43105	Families Genera Species
Family	Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 Palaemonid Shrimps	242 2426	Genera Species
Subfamily	Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815	33 1123	Genera Species


A
African river prawn	Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857
Agar River prawn	Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877
Amazon River prawn	Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
American Grass Shrimp	Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871
Anton Bruun's Cleaner Shrimp	Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Aridland Tiger Beetle	Macrobrachium faustinum lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Atlantic ditch shrimp	Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Atlantic Ditch Shrimp	Palaemon varians Leach, 1814

B
Balcones cave shrimp	Palaemonetes antrorum Benedict, 1896
Balcones cave shrimp	Palaemon antrorum J.E.Benedict, 1896
Baltic prawn	Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Barred Estuarine Shrimp	Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860
Barred Estuarine Shrimp	Palaemon ritteri Holmes, 1895
Barred grass shrimp	Palaemon ritteri Holmes, 1895
Bigclaw river shrimp	Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758
Birma river prawn	Macrobrachium birmanicum Schenkel, 1902
Blue lobster	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Bombay prawn	Leptocarpus potamiscus Kemp, 1917
Brackish grass shrimp	Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949
Brackish river prawn	Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851
Bristled river shrimp	Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Bristled river shrimp	Macrobrachium olfersi Wiegmann, 1836
Broad-fingered River Prawn	Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829
Brown glass shrimp	Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Brown grass shrimp	Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Buchura river prawn	Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835

C
Caribbean bait prawn	Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898
Carpenter prawn	Palaemon serrifer Stimpson, 1860
Cascade river prawn	Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836
Cauque river prawn	Macrobrachium americanum Spence Bate, 1868
Cave Cleaner Shrimp	Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006
Changallo shrimp	Macrobrachium caementarius Molina, 1782
Changallo shrimp	Cryphiops caementarius Molina, 1762
Cherabin	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Chinese ditch prawn	Palaemon gravieri Yu, 1930
Chinese grass shrimp	Palaemon sinensis Heller, 1862
Chinese grass shrimp	Palaemonetes sinensis Sollaud, 1911
Cinnamon river shrimp	Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836
Cipango prawn	Exopalaemon annandalei Kemp, 1917
Cipango prawn	Palaemon annandalei Kemp, 1917
Cleaner Shrimp	Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018
Clear cleaner shrimp	Urocaridella antonbruunii Bruce, 1967
Common American Prawn	Palaemon vulgaris Say, 1818
Common American prawn	Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818
Common Baskettail	Macrobrachium rosenbergii rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Common ditch shrimp	Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Common Grass Shrimp	Palaemon vulgaris Say, 1818
Common grass shrimp	Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818
Common Kakadu-shrimp	Leptopalaemon gagadjui Bruce & Short, 1993
Common prawn	Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Common prawn	Leander serratus Pennant, 1777
Common Shore Shrimp	Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818
Congo River prawn	Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910
Crane river prawn	Macrobrachium formosense Spence Bate, 1868
Crossbanded grass shrimp	Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898

D
Daggerblade grass shrimp	Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949
Daggerblade Grass Shrimp	Palaemon pugio Holthuis, 1949
Delta Prawn	Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Dimua river prawn	Macrobrachium villosimanus Tiwari, 1949
Donald Duck Shrimp	Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994

E
East Asian river prawn	Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Eastern grass shrimp	Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Eastern grass shrimp	Palaemon paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Elusive Tiger Beetle	Macrobrachium hendersoni cacharense Tiwari, 1952
Estuarine prawn	Nematopalaemon hastatus Aurivillius, 1898
Estuarine Prawn	Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837
Estuarine Shrimp	Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837

F
Feeble shrimp	Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Florida Baskettail	Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarrei H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
Florida cave shrimp	Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954
Florida cave shrimp	Palaemon cummingi Chace, 1954
Florida grass shrimp	Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942
Forest river prawn	Macrobrachium trompii De Man, 1898
Freshwater Prawn	Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Freshwater scampi	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Freshwater shrimp	Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862

G
Ganges delta prawn	Leptocarpus fluminicola Kemp, 1917
Ganges River prawn	Macrobrachium choprai Tiwari, 1949
Giant freshwater prawn	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Giant Jungle Prawn	Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Giant River Prawn	Macrobrachium spinipes Schenkel, 1902
Giant river prawn	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Giant river shrimp	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Gladiator prawn	Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902
Gladiator shrimp	Palaemon gladiator Holthuis, 1950
Glass Prawn	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Goda River prawn	Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862
Golden River Prawn	Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004
Grass prawm	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Grass prawn	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Grass shrimp	Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949
Gudjangah Shrimp	Leptopalaemon gudjangah Short, Humphrey & Page, 2013
Gulfshore Tiger Beetle	Macrobrachium idella georgii Jayachandran and Joseph, 1985

H
Hairy river prawn	Macrobrachium rude Heller, 1862
Hawaiian river shrimp	Macrobrachium grandimanus Randall, 1840
Hilton shrimp	Palaemon hiltoni Schmitt, 1921
Hilton shrimp	Palaemonetes hiltoni Schmitt, 1921
Humped Kakadu-shrimp	Leptopalaemon gibbosus Short, Humphrey & Page, 2013

I
Indian bait prawn	Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Indian bait shrimp	Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Indo-Pacific freshwater prawn	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879

J
Jaro river prawn	Macrobrachium jaroense Cowles, 1914
Java river prawn	Macrobrachium javanicum Heller, 1862

K
Kaira river prawn	Macrobrachium dayanum Henderson, 1893
Knobtooth prawn	Macrobrachium mammillodactylus Thallwitz, 1892
Koombooloomba Prawn	Macrobrachium koombooloomba Short, 2004
Koua river prawn	Macrobrachium australe Guérin-Méneville, 1838
Kuncho river prawn	Macrobrachium lamarrei Latreille, 1829

L
Lake prawn	Palaemon paucidens De Haan, 1844
Long Nose Shrimp	Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994
Long-clawed freshwater prawns	Macrobrachium Bate, 1868
Long-clawed freshwater prawns	Palaemon (Macrobrachium) Bate, 1868
Longarm river prawn	Macrobrachium tenellum Smith, 1871

M
Madagascar scale prawn	Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879
Magela Shrimp	Leptopalaemon magelensis Short, Humphrey & Page, 2013
Malayan scale prawn	Macrobrachium lepidactyloides De Man, 1892
Malaysian prawn	Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879
Mam tom prawn	Palaemon mani Sollaud, 1914
Mam tom prawn	Exopalaemon mani Sollaud, 1914
Mangrove Prawn	Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852
Marsh Grass Shrimp	Palaemon vulgaris Say, 1818
Marsh grass shrimp	Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818
Marsh Shrimp	Palaemon vulgaris Say, 1818
Marsh shrimp	Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818
Migrant Prawn	Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902
Mississippi grass shrimp	Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902
Mississippi grass shrimp	Palaemon kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902
Monkey river prawn	Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Monkey River Shrimp	Macrobrachium lar Fabricius, 1798
Monsoon river prawn	Macrobrachium malcolmsonii H. Milne-Edwards, 1844
Mountain river prawn	Macrobrachium latimanus von Martens, 1868
Muff prawn	Macrobrachium pilimanus De Man, 1879

N
New Caledonia river prawn	Macrobrachium caledonicum Roux, 1926
New Holland River Prawn	Macrobrachium novaehollandiae De Man, 1908
New Zealand Shore Shrimp	Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Noumea river prawn	Macrobrachium aemulum Nobili, 1906

O
Ohio River shrimp	Macrobrachium ohione Leach, 1815
Ohio shrimp	Macrobrachium ohione Leach, 1815
Opae huna?	Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852
Orana River Prawn	Macrobrachium idae Heller, 1862
Oriental grass shrimp	Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902
Oriental prawn	Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902
Oriental prawn	Palaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950
Oriental prawn	Exopalaemon orientis Holthuis, 1950
Oriental river prawn	Macrobrachium nipponense De Haan, 1849
Oriental shrimp	Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902

P
Pacific grass shrimp	Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Painted river prawn	Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758
Parading Shrimp	Macrobrachium dienbienphuense Ãang & B.Y. Nguyên, 1972
Patsa River prawn	Macrobrachium patsa Coutière, 1899
Philippine river prawn	Macrobrachium lanceifrons Dana, 1852
Pitu	Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758
Posidonia Prawn	Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816
Potitinga prawn	Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871
Prawn	Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987
Prawn	Macrobrachium handschini Roux, 1933
Purgatory cave shrimp	Palaemonetes holthuisi Strenth, 1976

R
Red-algae shrimp	Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897
Riceland prawn	Macrobrachium lanchesteri De Man, 1911
Ridgetail prawn	Exopalaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950
Ridgetail prawn	Palaemon carinicauda Holthuis, 1950
River shrimp	Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Riverine grass shrimp	Palaemonetes paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Riverine grass shrimp	Palaemon paludosus Gibbes, 1850
Rock Shrimp	Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862
Rock-pool Prawn	Palaemon serenus Heller, 1862
Rockpool Prawn	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Rockpool Prawn Shrimp	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Rockpool Shrimp	Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837
Roshma prawn	Palaemon styliferus H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
Roshma prawn	Exopalaemon styliferus H. Milne Edwards, 1840
Rough river prawn	Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852

S
Scissor River Prawn	Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829
Shore Prawn	Palaemon litoreus McCulloch, 1909
Shortleg river prawn	Macrobrachium mirabile Kemp, 1917
Shortleg river prawn	Arachnochium mirabilis Kemp, 1917
Siberian prawn	Palaemon modestus De Man, 1892
Siberian prawn	Exopalaemon modestus Heller, 1862
Slender Baskettail	Macrobrachium malcolmsonii kotreeanum Johnson, 1973
Smooth Kakadu-shrimp	Leptopalaemon glabrus Bruce, 1993
Spider prawn	Nematopalaemon tenuipes Henderson, 1893
Spiny Baskettail	Macrobrachium lamarrei lamarroides Tiwari, 1952
Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp	Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954
Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp	Palaemon cummingi Chace, 1954
Striped Prawn	Palaemon intermedius Stimpson, 1860
Striped River Prawn	Palaemon intermedius Stimpson, 1860
Striped river prawn	Macrobrachium intermedium Stimpson, 1860
Sunda river prawn	Macrobrachium sintangense De Man, 1898
Sweet river prawn	Macrobrachium esculentum Thallwitz, 1891

T
Texas cave shrimp	Palaemonetes antrorum Benedict, 1896
Texas river shrimp	Palaemonetes texanus Strenth, 1976
Texas river shrimp	Palaemon texanus Strenth, 1976
Tiger Shrimp	Palaemon pacificus Stimpson, 1860
Tonkin grass shrimp	Palaemonetes tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Tonkin grass shrimp	Palaemon tonkinensis Sollaud, 1914
Two Claw Shrimp	Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846
Two-clawed Shrimp	Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846
Twoclaw shrimp	Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846

V
Volta River prawn	Macrobrachium raridens Hilgendorf, 1893

W
Western Tidal Flat Tiger Beetle	Macrobrachium hendersoni hendersoni De Man, 1906
Whitebelly prawn	Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950

Y
Yellow Dotted Shrimp	Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950

Z
Zaire prawn	Palaemon maculatus Thallwitz, 1892

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´opae huna	Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852

Links, sources and further information

Palaemoninae at dyntaxa.se
Palaemoninae at gbif.org
Palaemoninae at marinespecies.org