Alpheidae
Also known as: Camarones chasqueadores, Camarões-pistola, Crevettes Pistolet, Knallkrebschen, Knallkrebse, Pistol Shrimps, Pistolenkrebse, Pistoolgarnalen
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Alpheidae |
| Published in | Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. <em>[Book].</em> 1-224, (self-published) Palermo. |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 54 |
| Species records held | 820 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 1222 |
| GBIF key | 4472 |
Genera in Alpheidae
- Alpheus — 339 species: Alpheus abumusa, Alpheus acutocarinatus, Alpheus acutofemoratus, Alpheus adamastor, Alpheus aequus, Alpheus africanus, Alpheus agilis, Alpheus agrogon
- Synalpheus — 169 species: Synalpheus africanus, Synalpheus agelas, Synalpheus albatrossi, Synalpheus amabilis, Synalpheus amintae, Synalpheus anasimus, Synalpheus anceps, Synalpheus ancistrorhynchus
- Salmoneus — 63 species: Salmoneus aduncus, Salmoneus alpheophilus, Salmoneus alvarezi, Salmoneus antricola, Salmoneus arabicus, Salmoneus arubae, Salmoneus auroculatus, Salmoneus babai
- Athanas — 44 species: Athanas ahyongi, Athanas alpheusophilus, Athanas amazone, Athanas anatidactylus, Athanas areteformis, Athanas daviei, Athanas dentirostris, Athanas dimorphus
- Alpheopsis — 26 species: Alpheopsis aequalis, Alpheopsis africana, Alpheopsis allanhancocki, Alpheopsis aristoteles, Alpheopsis azorica, Alpheopsis balaeniceps, Alpheopsis biunguiculata, Alpheopsis chalciope
- Leptalpheus — 18 species: Leptalpheus axianassae, Leptalpheus azuero, Leptalpheus bicristatus, Leptalpheus canterakintzi, Leptalpheus corderoae, Leptalpheus denticulatus, Leptalpheus dworschaki, Leptalpheus felderi
- Betaeus — 17 species: Betaeus australis, Betaeus emarginatus, Betaeus ensenadensis, Betaeus gelasinifer, Betaeus gracilis, Betaeus granulimanus, Betaeus harfordi, Betaeus harrimani
- Potamalpheops — 17 species: Potamalpheops amnicus, Potamalpheops darwiniensis, Potamalpheops galle, Potamalpheops hanleyi, Potamalpheops haugi, Potamalpheops johnsoni, Potamalpheops kisi, Potamalpheops miyai
- Symalpheus — 14 species: Symalpheus bituberculatus, Symalpheus comatularum, Symalpheus echinus, Symalpheus fossor, Symalpheus harpagaturus, Symalpheus iocosta, Symalpheus lophodactylus, Symalpheus neomeris
- Automate — 13 species: Automate anacanthopus, Automate anacanthopusoides, Automate awaji, Automate branchialis, Automate dolichognatha, Automate evermanni, Automate hayashii, Automate isabelae
- Athanopsis — 8 species: Athanopsis australis, Athanopsis brevirostris, Athanopsis dentipes, Athanopsis gotoi, Athanopsis platyrhynchus, Athanopsis rubricinctuta, Athanopsis saurus, Athanopsis tarahomii
- Prionalpheus — 7 species: Prionalpheus brachytomeus, Prionalpheus fissipes, Prionalpheus gomezi, Prionalpheus mortoni, Prionalpheus nayaritae, Prionalpheus sulu, Prionalpheus triarticulatus
- Triacanthoneus — 7 species: Triacanthoneus akumalensis, Triacanthoneus alacranes, Triacanthoneus armatus, Triacanthoneus blanca, Triacanthoneus chapelianus, Triacanthoneus pacificus, Triacanthoneus toro
- Arete — 4 species: Arete acanthocarpus, Arete amboinensis, Arete dorsalis, Arete indicus
- Batella — 4 species: Batella leptocarpus, Batella parva, Batella parvimanus, Batella praecipua
- Metabetaeus — 4 species: Metabetaeus lapillicola, Metabetaeus lohena, Metabetaeus mcphersonae, Metabetaeus minutus
- Parabetaeus — 4 species: Parabetaeus acanthus, Parabetaeus culliereti, Parabetaeus euryone, Parabetaeus hummelincki
- Richalpheus — 4 species: Richalpheus alpheoides, Richalpheus dahabensis, Richalpheus laeuadigitus, Richalpheus palmeri
- Aretopsis — 3 species: Aretopsis amabilis, Aretopsis manazuruensis, Aretopsis sandybrucei
- Bermudacaris — 3 species: Bermudacaris australiensis, Bermudacaris britayevi, Bermudacaris harti
- Betaeopsis — 3 species: Betaeopsis acanthops, Betaeopsis aequimanus, Betaeopsis indica
- Deioneus — 3 species: Deioneus cheni, Deioneus sandizelli, Deioneus yangi
- Leslibetaeus — 3 species: Leslibetaeus caribbaeus, Leslibetaeus caribbeaus, Leslibetaeus coibita
- Metalpheus — 3 species: Metalpheus hawaiiensis, Metalpheus paragracilis, Metalpheus rostratipes
- Nennalpheus — 3 species:
- Bannereus — 2 species:
- Bruceopsis — 2 species:
- Fenneralpheus — 2 species:
- Harperalpheus — 2 species:
- Pterocaris — 2 species:
- Rugathanas — 2 species:
- Stenalpheops — 2 species:
- Thuylamea — 2 species:
- Acanthanas — 1 species:
- Alberta — 1 species:
- Amphibetaeus — 1 species:
- Caligoneus — 1 species:
- Coronalpheus — 1 species:
- Coutieralpheus — 1 species:
- Crosnierocaris — 1 species:
- Jengalpheops — 1 species:
- Leptathanas — 1 species:
- Mohocaris — 1 species:
- Notalpheus — 1 species:
- Oligorostra — 1 species:
- Oligosella — 1 species:
- Orygmalpheus — 1 species:
- Pachelpheus — 1 species:
- Pomagnathus — 1 species:
- Pseudalpheopsis — 1 species:
- Pseudathanas — 1 species:
- Racilius — 1 species:
- Vexillipar — 1 species:
- Yagerocaris — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.