762 Species in Family Palaemonidae
Nominal species list for Palaemonidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Actinimenes koyas Paramasivam, Dhinakaran, Ajith Kumar & Lal, 2022
Allopontia iaini Bruce, 1972
Allopontonia brockii (De Man, 1888)
Altopontonia disparostris Bruce, 1990
Amphipontonia kanak Bruce, 1991
Amphipontonia niugini Ďuriš & Šobáňová, 2020
Ancylomenes holthuisi (Bruce, 1969) Holthuis cleaner shrimp
Ancylomenes magnificus (Bruce, 1979) Magnificent shrimp
Ancylomenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958) Pederson cleaner shrimp
Ancylomenes speciosus (Okuno, 2004)
Ancylomenes tenuirostris (Bruce, 1991)
Ancylomenes tosaensis (Kubo, 1951)
Ancylomenes venustus (Bruce, 1989) Beautiful transparent shrimp
Anapontonia denticauda Bruce, 1966
Anchiopontonia hurii (Holthuis, 1981)
Anchistus australis Bruce, 1977
Anchistus custoides Bruce, 1977
Anchistus custos (Forsskål, 1775)
Anchistus demani Kemp, 1922
Anchistus gravieri Kemp, 1922
Anchistus miersi (De Man, 1888) Giant clam commensal shrimp
Anchistus pectinis Kemp, 1925
Apopontonia dentimanus Mitsuhashi & Chan, 2008
Apopontonia falcirostris Bruce, 1976
Araiopontonia odontorhyncha Fujino & Miyake, 1970
Ascidonia miserabilis (Holthuis, 1951)
Ascidonia pusilla (Holthuis, 1951)
Ascidonia quasipusilla (Chace, 1972)
Balssia gasti (Balss, 1921)
Balssia noeli Bruce, 1998
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus (Lucas, 1846) Twoclaw shrimp
Brachycarpus crosnieri Bruce, 1998
Cainonia medipacifica (Edmondson, 1935)
Calathaemon holthuisi (Strenth, 1976) Purgatory cave shrimp
Carinopontonia paucipes Bruce, 1988
Chacella kerstitchi (Wicksten, 1983)
Chernocaris placunae Johnson, 1967
Climeniperaeus orbitospinatus (Bruce, 1969)
Climeniperaeus truncoideus (Chace & Bruce, 1993)
Colemonia litodactylus Bruce, 2005
Conchodytes biunguiculatus (Paulson, 1875)
Conchodytes kempi Bruce, 1989
Conchodytes maculatus Bruce, 1989
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852 Hawaiian pearloyster shrimp
Conchodytes monodactylus Holthuis, 1952
Conchodytes nipponensis (De Haan, 1844)
Conchodytes tridacnae Peters, 1852 Giant-clam shrimp
Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile, 1898
Coralliocaris graminea (Dana, 1852) Green Acropora commensal shrimp
Coralliocaris macrophthalma (Milne Edwards, 1837)
Coralliocaris nudirostris (Heller, 1861)
Coralliocaris pavonae Bruce, 1972
Coralliocaris superba (Dana, 1852)
Coralliocaris venusta Kemp, 1922
Coralliocaris viridis Bruce, 1974
Coutierea agassizi (Coutiere, 1901)
Cristimenes brucei Park, De Grave & Kim, 2019
Cryphiops caementarius (Molina, 1782) Changallo shrimp
Ctenopontonia cyphastreophila Bruce, 1979
Cuapetes agag (Kemp, 1922)
Cuapetes americanus (Kingsley, 1878) American grass shrimp
Cuapetes amymone (De Man, 1902)
Cuapetes anacanthus (Bruce, 1988)
Cuapetes andamanensis (Kemp, 1922)
Cuapetes canariensis Fransen, Schubart & Moro, 2022
Cuapetes darwiniensis (Bruce, 1987)
Cuapetes demani (Kemp, 1915)
Cuapetes elegans (Paulson, 1875)
Cuapetes ensifrons (Dana, 1852)
Cuapetes grandis (Stimpson, 1860) Black and silver cuapetes shrimp
Cuapetes kororensis (Bruce, 1977) Mushroom coral ghost shrimp
Cuapetes lacertae (Bruce, 1992) Spotted arm shrimp
Cuapetes longirostris (Borradaile, 1915)
Cuapetes nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915)
Cuapetes paulsoni (Bruce, 2003)
Cuapetes platycheles (Holthuis, 1952)
Cuapetes rapanui (Fransen, 1987)
Cuapetes seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)
Cuapetes suvadivensis (Borradaile, 1915)
Cuapetes tenuipes (Borradaile, 1898) Red claw cuapetes shrimp
Cuapetes uncinatus Bruce, 2012
Dactylonia ascidicola (Borradaile, 1898)
Dactylonia borradalei Bruce, 2005
Dactylonia franseni Bruce, 2003
Dactylonia monnioti (Bruce, 1990)
Dasella ansoni Bruce, 1983
Dasella brucei Berggren, 1990
Dasella herdmaniae (Lebour, 1939)
Dasycaris ceratops Holthuis, 1952
Dasycaris doederleini (Balss, 1924)
Dasycaris symbiotes Kemp, 1922
Dasycaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1973
Diapontonia maranulus Bruce, 1986
Epipontonia anceps Bruce, 1983
Epipontonia hainanensis Li, 1999
Epipontonia spongicola Bruce, 1977
Epipontonia tahitiensis Bruce, 2004
Eupontonia noctalbata Bruce, 1971
Exoclimenella denticulata (Nobili, 1906)
Exoclimenella maldivensis Duris & Bruce, 1995
Exoclimenella sudanensis Duriš & Bruce, 1995
Exopalaemon annandalei (Kemp, 1917) Cipango prawn
Exopalaemon carinicauda (Holthuis, 1950) Oriental prawn
Exopalaemon orientis (Holthuis, 1950)
Exopontonia malleatrix Bruce, 1988
Fennera chacei Holthuis, 1951
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933 Squat urchin shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Méneville, 1855 Bumblebee shrimp
Gnathophyllum circellum Manning, 1963 Circled shrimp
Gnathophyllum modestum Hay, 1917 Spotted bumblebee shrimp
Gnathophyllum panamense Faxon, 1893
Gnathophyllum precipuum Titgen, 1989 Hawaiian cave shrimp
Gnathophyllum taylori Ahyong, 2003
Hamiger novaezealandiae (Borradaile, 1916)
Hamodactyloides incompletus (Holthuis, 1958)
Hamodactylus aqabai Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Hamodactylus boschmai Holthuis, 1952
Hamodactylus noumeae Bruce, 1970
Hamopontonia corallicola Bruce, 1970 Egg shell shrimp
Hamopontonia essingtoni Bruce, 1986
Harpiliopsis beaupresii (Audouin, 1826)
Harpiliopsis depressa (Stimpson, 1860) Flattened shrimp
Harpiliopsis spinigera (Ortmann, 1890)
Harpilius bayeri (Holthuis, 1981)
Harpilius consobrinus De Man, 1902
Harpilius lutescens Dana, 1852
Harpilius spinifer Bruce, 2006
Hymenocera picta Dana, 1852 Harlequin shrimp
Ischnopontonia lophos (Barnard, 1962)
Isopontonia platycheles Bruce, 1982
Izucaris crosnieri Li, 2008
Jocaste japonica (Ortmann, 1890)
Jocaste lucina (Nobili, 1901)
Kaviengella jeffkinchi Sobáňová & Ďuris, 2018
Kemponia johnsoni (Bruce, 1987)
Kemponia nilandensis (Borradaile, 1915)
Laomenes albonigrus Bruce, 2014
Laomenes amboinensis (De Man, 1888) Ambon crinoid shrimp
Laomenes ceratophthalmus (Borradaile, 1915)
Laomenes nudirostris (Bruce, 1968)
Leander paulensis Ortmann, 1897 Red-algae shrimp
Leander plumosus Bruce, 1994 Long nose shrimp
Leander serratus unspecified
Leander tenuicornis (Say, 1818) Brown grass shrimp
Leandrites celebensis (de Man, 1881)
Leandrites indicus Holthuis, 1950 Indian small prawn
Leandrites stenopus Holthuis, 1950
Leptocarpus fluminicola (Kemp, 1917) Ganges delta prawn
Leptocarpus potamiscus (Kemp, 1917) Bombay prawn
Levicaris mammilata (Edmondson, 1931) Slate-pencil urchin shrimp
Lipkebe holthuisi Chace, 1969 Wellington shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthochirus Villalobos, 1967
Macrobrachium acanthurus (Wiegmann, 1836) Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium acherontium Holthuis, 1977
Macrobrachium adscitum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium aemulum (Nobili, 1906) Noumea river prawn
Macrobrachium ahkowi Chong & Koo, 1987
Macrobrachium altifrons (Henderson, 1893)
Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) Amazon river prawn
Macrobrachium amazonicus unspecified
Macrobrachium americanum Bate, 1868 Cauque river prawn
Macrobrachium andamanicum (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodriguez, 1982
Macrobrachium asperulum (Von Martens, 1868)
Macrobrachium assamense (Tiwari, 1958)
Macrobrachium atabapense Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium atactum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium australe (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) Koua river prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium banjare (Tiwari, 1958)
Macrobrachium bariense (De Man, 1892)
Macrobrachium birae Lobao, Melo & Fernandes, 1986
Macrobrachium birmanicum Schenkel, 1902 Birma river prawn
Macrobrachium borellii (Nobili, 1896)
Macrobrachium brasiliense (Heller, 1862)
Macrobrachium brevicarpum Tan & Dong, 1996
Macrobrachium bullatum Fincham, 1987
Macrobrachium caledonicum (Roux, 1926) New Caledonia river prawn
Macrobrachium callirrhoe (De Man, 1898)
Macrobrachium canarae (Tiwari, 1958)
Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium catonium Hobbs & Hobbs, 1995
Macrobrachium cavernicola (Kemp, 1924)
Macrobrachium chevalieri (Roux, 1935)
Macrobrachium choprai (Tiwari, 1949) Ganges river prawn
Macrobrachium clymene (De Man, 1902)
Macrobrachium cocoense Abele & Kim, 1984
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodriguez, 1982
Macrobrachium cowlesi Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium crebrum Abele & Kim, 1989
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium dacqueti (Sunier, 1925)
Macrobrachium danae (Heller, 1865)
Macrobrachium dayanum (Henderson, 1893) Kaira river prawn
Macrobrachium denticulatum Ostrovski, Da Fonseca & Da Silva-Ferreira, 1996
Macrobrachium depressimanum Pereira, 1993
Macrobrachium dienbienphuense Dang & Nguyen, 1972
Macrobrachium dierythrum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium digitum Abele & Kim, 1989
Macrobrachium digueti (Bouvier, 1895)
Macrobrachium dux (Lenz, 1910) Congo river prawn
Macrobrachium edentatum Liang & Yan, 1986
Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium eriocheirum Dai, 1984
Macrobrachium esculentum (Thallwitz, 1891) Sweet river prawn
Macrobrachium faustinum (de Saussure, 1857)
Macrobrachium felicinum Holthuis, 1949 Niger River prawn
Macrobrachium ferreirai Kensley & Walker, 1982
Macrobrachium feunteuni Keith & Vigneux, 2002
Macrobrachium fluviale (Streets, 1871)
Macrobrachium foai (Coutière, 1902)
Macrobrachium forcipatum Ng, 1995
Macrobrachium formosense Bate, 1868 Crane river prawn
Macrobrachium fukienense Liang & Yan, 1980
Macrobrachium gallus Holthuis, 1952
Macrobrachium glabrum Holthuis, 1995
Macrobrachium glypticum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium gracilirostre (Miers, 1875)
Macrobrachium grandimanus (Randall, 1840) Hawaiian river shrimp
Macrobrachium gua Chong, 1989
Macrobrachium guangxiense Liang & Yan, 1981
Macrobrachium hainananse (Parisi, 1919)
Macrobrachium hancocki Holthuis, 1950 Hancock's river prawn
Macrobrachium hendersodayanum (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium hendersoni (De Man, 1906)
Macrobrachium heterochirus (Wiegmann, 1836) Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium hildebrandti (Hilgendorf, 1893)
Macrobrachium hirsutimanus (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium hirtimanus (Olivier, 1811)
Macrobrachium hobbsi Nates & Villalobos, 1990
Macrobrachium holthuisi Genofre & Lobao, 1978
Macrobrachium horstii (De Man, 1892)
Macrobrachium idae (Heller, 1862) Orana river prawn
Macrobrachium idella (Hilgendorf, 1898) Slender river prawn
Macrobrachium iheringi (Ortmann, 1897)
Macrobrachium inca Holthuis, 1950 River shrimp
Macrobrachium indicum Jayachandran & Joseph, 1986
Macrobrachium inflatum Liang & Yan, 1985
Macrobrachium inpa Kensley & Walker, 1982
Macrobrachium insulare (Parisi, 1919)
Macrobrachium intermedium (Stimpson, 1860) Striped river prawn
Macrobrachium jacobsoni Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium japonicum (De Haan, 1849)
Macrobrachium jaroense (Cowles, 1914) Jaro river prawn
Macrobrachium javanicum (Heller, 1862) Java river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers, 1877) Agar river prawn
Macrobrachium jiangxiense Liang & Yan, 1985
Macrobrachium johnsoni Ravindranath, 1979
Macrobrachium joppae Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium kempi (Tiwari, 1949)
Macrobrachium kistnense (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium kiukianense (Yu, 1931)
Macrobrachium lamarrei (Milne-Edwards, 1837) Kuncho river prawn
Macrobrachium lanceifrons (Dana, 1852) Philippine river prawn
Macrobrachium lanchesteri (De Man, 1911) Riceland prawn
Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798) Monkey river prawn
Macrobrachium latidactylus (Thallwitz, 1891) Scissor river prawn
Macrobrachium latimanus (Von Martens, 1868) Mountain river prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactyloides (De Man, 1892) Malayam scale prawn
Macrobrachium lepidactylus (Hilgendorf, 1897) Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium longidigitum Dai, 1984
Macrobrachium lorentzi (Roux, 1921)
Macrobrachium lujae (De Man, 1912)
Macrobrachium macrobrachion (Herklots, 1851) Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium maculatum Liang & Yan, 1980
Macrobrachium malayanum (Roux, 1935) Greybeard river prawn
Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (Milne-Edwards, 1844) Monsoon river prawn
Macrobrachium mammillodactylus (Thallwitz, 1892) Knobtooth prawn
Macrobrachium manipurense (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium meridionalis Liang & Yan, 1983
Macrobrachium michoacanus Nates & Villalobos, 1990
Macrobrachium microps Holthuis, 1978
Macrobrachium mieni Dang, 1975
Macrobrachium minutum (Roux, 1917)
Macrobrachium mirabile (Kemp, 1917) Shortleg river prawn
Macrobrachium moorei (Calman, 1899)
Macrobrachium naso (Kemp, 1918)
Macrobrachium nattereri (Heller, 1862)
Macrobrachium natulorum Holthuis, 1984
Macrobrachium nepalense Kamita, 1974
Macrobrachium niloticum (Roux, 1833)
Macrobrachium niphanae Shokita & Takeda, 1989
Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) Oriental river prawn
Macrobrachium nobilii (Henderson & Matthai, 1910)
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae (De Man, 1908)
Macrobrachium obtusifrons Dai, 1984
Macrobrachium occidentale Holthuis, 1950 Western river prawn
Macrobrachium oenone (De Man, 1902)
Macrobrachium ohione (Smith, 1874) Ohio shrimp
Macrobrachium olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836) Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium palaemonoides Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium patsa (Coutière, 1899) Patsa river prawn
Macrobrachium pectinatum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium peguense (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium petersii (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Macrobrachium petiti (Roux, 1934)
Macrobrachium petronioi Melo, Labao & Fernandes, 1986
Macrobrachium pilimanus (De Man, 1879) Muff prawn
Macrobrachium pinguis Dai, 1984
Macrobrachium placidulum (De Man, 1892)
Macrobrachium placidum (De Man, 1892)
Macrobrachium platycheles Ou & Yeo, 1995
Macrobrachium poeti Holthuis, 1984
Macrobrachium potiuna (Müller, 1880)
Macrobrachium praecox (Roux, 1928)
Macrobrachium pumilum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium purpureamanus Wowor, 1999
Macrobrachium quelchi (De Man, 1900)
Macrobrachium raridens (Hilgendorf, 1893) Volta river prawn
Macrobrachium rathbunae Holthuis, 1950 Shortfinger river shrimp
Macrobrachium reyesi Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium rhodochir Ng, 1995
Macrobrachium rodriguezi Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium rogersi (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) Giant river prawn
Macrobrachium rude (Heller, 1862) Hairy river prawn
Macrobrachium sankollii Jalihal & Shenoy, 1988
Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862) Goda river prawn
Macrobrachium scorteccii Maccagno, 1961
Macrobrachium shaoi Cai & Jeng, 2001
Macrobrachium shokitai Fujino & Baba, 1973
Macrobrachium sintangense (De Man, 1898) Sunda river prawn
Macrobrachium sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 2001
Macrobrachium siwalikense (Tiwari, 1952)
Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912)
Macrobrachium srilankense Costa, 1979
Macrobrachium sulcicarpale Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium superbum (Heller, 1862)
Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948 Suriname river prawn
Macrobrachium tenellum (Smith, 1871) Longarm river prawn
Macrobrachium therezieni Holthuis, 1965
Macrobrachium thysi Powell, 1980
Macrobrachium tiwarii Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Macrobrachium transandicum Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium trompii (De Man, 1898) Forest river prawn
Macrobrachium tuxlaense Villalobos & Alvarez, 1999
Macrobrachium unikarnatakae Jalihal, Shenoy & Sankolli, 1988
Macrobrachium veliense Jayachandran & Joseph, 1985
Macrobrachium venustum (Parisi, 1919)
Macrobrachium vicconi Roman, Ortega & Mejia, 2000
Macrobrachium vietnamense Dang, 1980
Macrobrachium villalobosi Hobbs, 1973
Macrobrachium villosimanus (Tiwari, 1949) Dimua river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) African river prawn
Macrobrachium wannanense Dai & Tan, 1993
Macrobrachium weberi (De Man, 1892)
Macrobrachium yeti Dang, 1975
Macrobrachium yui Holthuis, 1950
Macrobrachium zariquieyi Holthuis, 1949
Madangella altirostris Frolova & Duris, 2018
Manipontonia persiana Marin, 2010
Mesopontonia brevicarpus Li & Bruce, 2006
Mesopontonia gorgoniophila Bruce, 1967
Mesopontonia gracilicarpus Bruce, 1990
Mesopontonia kimwoni Park, De Grave & Park, 2020
Mesopontonia monodactylus Bruce, 1991
Metapontonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967
Metapotonia fungiacola Bruce, 1967
Nematopalaemon hastatus (Aurivillius, 1898) Estuarine prawn
Nematopalaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950) Whitebelly prawn
Nematopalaemon tenuipes (Henderson, 1893) Spider prawn
Neoanchistus cardiodytes Bruce, 1975
Neoanchistus nasalis Holthuis, 1986
Neopontonides beaufortensis (Borradaile, 1920) Seawhip shrimp
Neopontonides chacei Heard, 1986
Neopontonides dentiger Holthuis, 1951
Neopontonides henryvonprahli Ramos, 1995
Notopontonia platycheles Bruce, 1991
Odontonia bagginsi de Gier & Fransen, 2018
Odontonia compacta (Bruce, 1996)
Odontonia katoi (Kubo, 1940)
Odontonia plurellicola de Gier & Fransen, 2018
Odontonia simplicipes (Bruce, 1996)
Onycocaridella inermis Šobánová & Duriš, 2021
Onycocaridella maxima Šobánová & Duriš, 2021
Onycocaridella monodoa (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)
Onycocaridella prima Bruce, 1981
Onycocaridella robusta Šobánová & Duriš, 2021
Onycocaridella stenolepis (Holthuis, 1952)
Onycocaridites anomodactylus Bruce, 1987
Onycocaris amakusensis Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris aualitica (Nobili, 1904)
Onycocaris callyspongiae Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris furculata Bruce, 1979
Onycocaris longirostris Bruce, 1980
Onycocaris maui Bruce, 2013
Onycocaris oligodentata Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris profunda Bruce, 1985
Onycocaris quadratophthalma (Balss, 1921)
Onycocaris seychellensis Bruce, 1971
Onycocaris spinosa Fujino & Miyake, 1969
Onycocaris trullata Bruce, 1978
Onycocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1971
Opaepupu huna Anker & De Grave, 2021
Orthopontonia ornata (Bruce, 1970)
Palaemonella pottsi (Borradaile, 1915)
Palaemonella pusilla Bruce, 1975
Palaemonella rathbunae Borradaile, 1917 Hawaiian rockpool shrimp
Palaemonella rotumana (Borradaile, 1898)
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Palaemonetes antennarius (Milne-Edwards,1837) Pond shrimp
Palaemonetes antrorum Benedict, 1896 Balcones cave shrimp
Palaemonetes atrinubes Bray, 1976
Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954 Squirrel chimney cave shrimp
Palaemonetes hiltoni Schmitt, 1921 Hilton shrimp
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949 Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun, 1902 Mississippi grass shrimp
Palaemonetes karukera Carvacho, 1979
Palaemonetes octaviae Chase, 1972
Palaemonetes paludosus (Gibbes, 1850) Riverine grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949 Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes sinensis (Sollaud, 1911) Chinese grass shrimp
Palaemonetes texanus Strenth, 1976 Texas River shrimp
Palaemonetes tonkinensis (Sollaud, 1914) Tonkin grass shrimp
Palaemonetes varians (Leach, 1814) Atlantic ditch shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris (Say, 1818) Marsh grass shrimp
Palaemonetes zariquieyi Sollaud, 1939 Ebro shrimp
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837 Baltic prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852 Mangrove prawn
Palaemon debilis Dana, 1852 Feeble shrimp
Palaemon elegans Rathke, 1837 Rockpool prawn
Palaemon floridanus Chace, 1942 Florida grass shrimp
Palaemon gladiator Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon gracilis (Smith, 1871)
Palaemon gravieri (Yu, 1930) Chinese ditch prawn
Palaemon hancocki Holthuis, 1950
Palaemon khori De Grave & Al-Maslamani, 2006
Palaemon longirostris Milne-Edwards, 1837 Delta prawn
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902 Oriental shrimp
Palaemon maculatus (Thallwitz, 1891) Zaire prawn
Palaemon modestus (Heller, 1862) Siberian prawn
Palaemon northropi (Rankin, 1898) Crossbanded grass shrimp
Palaemon ortmanni Rathbun, 1902 Gladiator prawn
Palaemon pacificus (Stimpson, 1860) Pacific grass shrimp
Palaemon paucidens de Haan, 1844 Lake prawn
Palaemon ritteri Holmes, 1895 Barred grass shrimp
Palaemon semmelinkii (De Man, 1881)
Palaemon serratus (Pennant, 1777) Common prawn
Palaemon serrifer (Stimpson, 1860) Carpenter prawn
Palaemon sewelli (Kemp, 1925)
Palaemon styliferus Milne-Edwards, 1840 Roshna prawn
Palaemon tenuidactylus Liu, Liang & Yan, 1990
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816 Posidonia prawn
Palaemonella asymmetrica Holthuis, 1951
Palaemonella atlantica Holthuis, 1951
Palaemonella burnsi Holthuis, 1973 Maui anchialine shrimp
Palaemonella crosnieri Bruce, 1978
Palaemonella disalvoi Fransen, 1987
Palaemonella dolichodactylus Bruce, 1991
Palaemonella hachijo Okuno, 1999
Palaemonella holmesi (Nobili, 1907) Southern algae shrimp
Palaemonella lata Kemp, 1922
Palaemonella philippinensis (Bruce & Svoboda, 1984)
Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus (Borradaile, 1915)
Paraclimenaeus spinicauda (Bruce, 1969)
Paraclimenes franklini (Bruce, 1990)
Paraclimenes setirostris (Bruce, 1991)
Paranchistus armatus (Milne-Edwards, 1837)
Paranchistus liui Li, Bruce & Manning, 2004
Paranchistus nobilii Holthuis, 1952
Paranchistus ornatus Holthuis, 1952
Paranchistus pycnodontae Bruce, 1978
Paranchistus spondylis Suzuki, 1971
Paratypton siebenrocki Balss, 1914
Periclimenaeus alius Park & De Grave, 2021
Periclimenaeus apomonosi Park & De Grave, 2021
Periclimenaeus arabicus (Calman, 1939)
Periclimenaeus ardeae Bruce, 1970
Periclimenaeus arthrodactylus Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenaeus ascidiarum Holthuis, 1951 Caribbean ascidian shrimp
Periclimenaeus atlanticus (Rathbun, 1901)
Periclimenaeus bermudensis (Armstrong, 1940) Bermuda sponge shrimp
Periclimenaeus bidentatus Bruce, 1970
Periclimenaeus bouvieri (Nobili, 1904)
Periclimenaeus bredini Chace, 1972
Periclimenaeus caraibicus Holthuis, 1971
Periclimenaeus chacei Abele, 1971
Periclimenaeus colodactylus Bruce, 1996
Periclimenaeus crassipes (Calman, 1939)
Periclimenaeus diplosomatis Bruce, 1980
Periclimenaeus djiboutensis Bruce, 1970
Periclimenaeus garthi Bruce, 1976
Periclimenaeus gorgonidarum (Balss, 1913)
Periclimenaeus hancocki Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenaeus hebedactylus Bruce, 1970
Periclimenaeus hecate (Nobili, 1904)
Periclimenaeus holthuisi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus jeancharcoti Bruce, 1991
Periclimenaeus karantina Park & De Grave, 2021
Periclimenaeus kottae Bruce, 2005
Periclimenaeus leptodactylus Fujino & Miyake, 1968
Periclimenaeus lobiferus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenaeus manihinei Bruce, 1976
Periclimenaeus matherae Bruce, 2005
Periclimenaeus maxillulidens (Schmitt, 1936)
Periclimenaeus minutus Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenaeus nobilii Bruce, 1974
Periclimenaeus orbitocarinatus Fransen, 2006
Periclimenaeus orontes Bruce, 1986
Periclimenaeus pachydentatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus pacificus Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenaeus palauensis Miyake & Fujino, 1968
Periclimenaeus pearsei (Schmitt, 1932) Black sponge shrimp
Periclimenaeus perlatus (Boone, 1930)
Periclimenaeus quadridentatus (Rathbun, 1906)
Periclimenaeus ramili Neves, 2022
Periclimenaeus rastrifer Bruce, 1980
Periclimenaeus rhodope (Nobili, 1904)
Periclimenaeus robustus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenaeus schmitti Holthuis, 1951 Tortugas bigclaw
Periclimenaeus spinosus Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenaeus spongicola Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenaeus storchi Bruce, 1989
Periclimenaeus stylirostris Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus tchesunovi Duris, 1990
Periclimenaeus tridentatus (Miers, 1884)
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus tuamotae Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus uropodialis Barnard, 1958
Periclimenaeus usitatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus wilsoni (Hay, 1917) Clear sponge shrimp
Periclimenaeus zanzibaricus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenaeus zarenkovi Duris, 1990
Periclimenella spinifera (De Man, 1902)
Periclimenes acanthimerus Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes aegylios Grippa & d'Udekem d'Acoz, 1996
Periclimenes aesopius (Bate, 1863)
Periclimenes affinis (Zehnter, 1894)
Periclimenes albatrossae Chace & Bruce, 1993
Periclimenes albolineatus Bruce & Coombes, 1997
Periclimenes alcocki Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes aleator Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes alegrias Bruce, 1986
Periclimenes alexanderi Li, 2008
Periclimenes amethysteus (Risso, 1827)
Periclimenes andresi Macpherson, 1988
Periclimenes anthophilus Holthuis & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1964
Periclimenes antipathophilus Spotte, Heard & Bubucis, 1994
Periclimenes attenuatus Bruce, 1971
Periclimenes batei (Borradaile, 1917)
Periclimenes bowmani Chace, 1972
Periclimenes brevicarpalis (Schenkel, 1902) Glass anemone shrimp
Periclimenes brevinaris Nobili, 1906
Periclimenes brevirostris Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes brocketti Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes brucei Duris, 1990
Periclimenes calcaratus Chace & Bruce, 1993
Periclimenes calmani Tattersall, 1921
Periclimenes carinidactylus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes ceratopthalmus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes chacei Li, Bruce & Manning, 2004
Periclimenes colemani Bruce, 1975 Coleman's shrimp
Periclimenes colesi De Grave & Anker, 2009
Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915 Commensal crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes compressus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes coriolis Bruce, 1985
Periclimenes crinoidalis Chace, 1969
Periclimenes cristimanus Bruce, 1965
Periclimenes crosnieri Li & Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes curvirostris Kubo, 1940
Periclimenes delagoae Barnard, 1958
Periclimenes dentidactylus Bruce, 1984
Periclimenes difficilis Bruce, 1976
Periclimenes digitalis Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes diversipes Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes edwardsii (Paulson, 1875)
Periclimenes eleftherioui Koukouras & Türkay, 1996
Periclimenes exederens Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes finlayi Chace, 1972
Periclimenes forcipulatus Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes foresti Bruce, 1981
Periclimenes forgesi Li & Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes foveolatus Bruce, 1981
Periclimenes franklini Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes fujinoi Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes gonioporae Bruce, 1989
Periclimenes gorgonicola Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes grandidens Bruce, 2005
Periclimenes grandis (Stimpson, 1860)
Periclimenes granulatus Holthuis, 1950
Periclimenes granulimanus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes granuloides Hayashi, 1986
Periclimenes harringtoni Lebour, 1949 Bermuda shrimp
Periclimenes hertwigi Balss, 1913
Periclimenes hongkongensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967 Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes incertus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenes infraspinis (Rathbun, 1902)
Periclimenes ingressicolumbi Berggren & Svane, 1989
Periclimenes inornatus Kemp, 1922 Anemone shrimp
Periclimenes investigatoris Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes involens Bruce, 1996
Periclimenes iridescens Lebour, 1949 Iridescent shrimp
Periclimenes ischiospinosus Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes josephi Li, 2008
Periclimenes jugalis Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenes kempi Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes kornii (Lo Bianco, 1903)
Periclimenes laccadivensis (Alcock & Anderson, 1894)
Periclimenes lanipes Kemp, 1922 Basket star shrimp
Periclimenes latipollex Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes lepidus Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes leptodactylus Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes leptopus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes longicarpus Bruce & Svoboda, 1983
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860) Longtail grass shrimp
Periclimenes longimanus (Dana, 1852)
Periclimenes longipes (Stimpson, 1860)
Periclimenes loyautensis Li & Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes lucasi Chace, 1937
Periclimenes macrophthalmus Fujino & Miyake, 1970
Periclimenes madreporae Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes magnus Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes mahei Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes maldivensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes mclellandi Heard & Spotte, 1997
Periclimenes meyeri Chace, 1969
Periclimenes milleri Bruce, 1986
Periclimenes murcielagensis Vargas, 2000
Periclimenes obscurus Kemp, 1922
Periclimenes ordinarius Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes ornatellus Bruce, 1979
Periclimenes ornatus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes paivai Chace, 1969
Periclimenes pandionis Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes paralcocki Li & Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes paraleator Li & Bruce, 2006
Periclimenes paraparvus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes parvispinatus Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes parvus Borradaile, 1898
Periclimenes patae Heard & Spotte, 1991 Gorgonian shrimp
Periclimenes pauper Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes pectiniferus Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenes pectinipes Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes perlucidus Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes perryae Chace, 1942 Basketstar shrimp
Periclimenes perturbans Bruce, 1978
Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973
Periclimenes pilipes Bruce & Zmarzlyy, 1983
Periclimenes platalea Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes platydactylus Li, 2008
Periclimenes platyrhynchus Bruce, 1991
Periclimenes polynesiensis Li, 2008
Periclimenes poupini Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes psamathe (De Man, 1902) Seafan shrimp
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924
Periclimenes rectirostris Bruce, 1981
Periclimenes richeri Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes ruber Bruce, 1982
Periclimenes sagittifer (Norman, 1861) Partner shrimp
Periclimenes sarasvati Okuno, 2002
Periclimenes scriptus (Risso, 1822)
Periclimenes sibogae Holthuis, 1952
Periclimenes sinensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904 Seastar shrimp
Periclimenes tenellus (Smith, 1882)
Periclimenes tenuis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes toloensis Bruce, 1969
Periclimenes tonga Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes uniunguiculatus Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes vaubani Bruce, 1990
Periclimenes veleronis Holthuis, 1951
Periclimenes venustus Bruce, 1990 Beautiful cleaner shrimp
Periclimenes vicinus Li, 2008
Periclimenes watamuae Bruce, 1976
Periclimenes yaldwyni Holthuis, 1959
Periclimenes yucatanicus (Ives, 1891) Spotted cleaner shrimp
Periclimenes zanzibaricus Bruce, 1967
Periclimenoides odontodactylus (Fujino & Miyake, 1968)
Philarius gerlachei (Nobili, 1905)
Philarius imperialis (Kubo, 1940)
Philarius lifuensis (Borradaile, 1898)
Philarius polynesicus Marin & Anker, 2011
Phycomenes indicus (Kemp, 1915)
Phycomenes zostericola Bruce, 2008
Phyllognathia ceratophthalma (Balss, 1913) Bongo shrimp
Pinnotheronia rumphiusi Marin & Paulay, 2010
Platycaris latirostris Holthuis, 1952
Platypontonia brevirostris (Miers, 1884)
Platypontonia hyotis Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1971
Plesiopontonia monodi Bruce, 1985
Pliopontonia furtiva Bruce, 1973 Disc anemone shrimp
Pontonia anachoreta Kemp, 1922
Pontonia californiensis Rathbun, 1902 Sea squirt shrimp
Pontonia chimaera Holthuis, 1951
Pontonia domestica Gibbes, 1850 Atlantic pen shrimp
Pontonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864
Pontonia longispina Holthuis, 1951
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000 Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia margarita Smith, 1869 Pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia mexicana Guérin-Méneville, 1856 Caribbean pen shrimp
Pontonia pinnae Lockington, 1878
Pontonia pinnophylax (Otto, 1821)
Pontonia sibogae Bruce, 1972
Pontonia simplex Holthuis, 1951
Pontonia unidens Kingsley, 1880
Pontonides ankeri Marin, 2007
Pontonides asperulatus Bruce, 2005
Pontonides loloata Bruce, 2005
Pontonides maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)
Pontonides sibogae Bruce, 2005
Pontonides unciger Calman, 1939
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915
Propontonia pellucida Bruce, 1969
Pseudocoutierea acutidorsata Olthof, Becking & Fransen, 2018
Pseudocoutierea antillensis Chace, 1972
Pseudocoutierea conchae Criales, 1981
Pseudocoutierea edentata Criales, 1981
Pseudocoutierea elegans Holthuis, 1951
Pseudopontonides principis (Criales, 1980)
Rapipontonia galene (Holthuis, 1952)
Sandimenes hirsutus (Bruce, 1971)
Sandyella bicornuta (Li & Poupin, 2010)
Sandyella mclaughlinae (Li, 2006)
Sandyella quadricornuta (Li & Poupin, 2009)
Sandyella sexicornuta (Li & Poupin, 2009)
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906 Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Tectopontonia maziwiae Bruce, 1973
Thaumastocaris streptopus Kemp, 1922
Tuleariocaris holthuisi Hipeau-Jacquotte, 1965 Holthuis urchin shrimp
Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969 Black urchin shrimp
Tuleariocaris zanzibarica Bruce, 1967
Typton australis Bruce, 1973
Typton bawii Bruce, 1972
Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951
Typton cousteaui Anker, Pachelle & Leray, 2021
Typton crosslandi Bruce, 1978
Typton distinctus Chace, 1972
Typton gnathophylloides Holthuis, 1951
Typton hephaestus Holthuis, 1951
Typton jonkayei Anker, Pachelle & Leray, 2021
Typton nanus Bruce, 1987
Typton prionurus Holthuis, 1951
Typton serratus Holthuis, 1951
Typton spongicola Costa, 1844
Typton tortugae McClendon, 1911 Pale sponge shrimp
Typton vulcanus Holthuis, 1951
Typton wasini Bruce, 1977
Typtonychus crassimanus Bruce, 1996
Typtonychus dimorphus (Bruce, 1986)
Unguicaris novaecaledoniae (Bruce, 1968)
Urocaridella antonbrunii (Bruce, 1967)
Urocaridella antonbruunii (Bruce, 1967) Clear cleaner shrimp
Urocaridella cyrtorhyncha (Fujino & Miyake, 1969)
Urocaridella degravei Prakash & Baeza, 2018
Urocaridella pulchella Yokes & Galil, 2006
Urocaridella urocaridella (Holthuis, 1950)
Urocaridella vestigialis Chace & Bruce, 1993
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Veleronia laevifrons Holthuis, 1951
Veleronia serratifrons Holthuis, 1951
Veleronia sympathes (De Ridder & Holthuis, 1979)
Veleroniopsis kimallynae Gore, 1981
Vir colemani Bruce, 2003
Vir orientalis (Dana, 1852)
Waldola schmitti Holthuis, 1951
Zenopontonia noverca (Kemp, 1922) Rounded sea star shrimp
Zenopontonia rex (Kemp, 1922)
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