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Family: Alpheidae snapping shrimps



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482 species (see list below)
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Acanthanas pusillus
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Alpheopsis aequalis
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Alpheopsis allanhancocki
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Alpheopsis biunguiculata
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Alpheopsis chalciope
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Alpheopsis chilensis
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Alpheopsis diabolus
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Alpheopsis equidactylus
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Alpheopsis harperi
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Alpheopsis labis
[Tongclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheopsis trigonus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Alpheopsis trispinosus
[Three-spine alpheid]
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Alpheopsis yaldwyni
[Yaldwyn's alpheid]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus abumusa
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Alpheus acutocarinatus
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Alpheus acutofemoratus
[Snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus aequus
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Alpheus alaincrosnieri
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Alpheus albatrossae
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Alpheus alcyone
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Alpheus alpheopsides
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Alpheus amarillo
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Alpheus amblyonyx
[Bluntclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus amirantei
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Alpheus angulosus
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Alpheus angustilineatus
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus ankeri
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Alpheus architectus
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Alpheus armatus
[Brown snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus armillatus
[Banded snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus australiensis
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Alpheus baccheti
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Alpheus bahamensis
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Alpheus balaenodigitus
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Alpheus bannerorum
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Alpheus barbadensis
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Alpheus barbara
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Alpheus barbatus
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Alpheus batesi
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Alpheus beanii
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Alpheus belli
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Alpheus bellimanus
[Olive snapping shrimp]
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Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Alpheus bellulus
[Pretty snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus bicostatus
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Alpheus bidens
[Mottled snapping prawn]
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Alpheus bisincisus
[Flathead snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus bouvieri
[Bouvier's banded snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus brachymerus
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Alpheus bradypus
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Alpheus brevicristatus
[Teppo snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus brevipes
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Alpheus brevirostris
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Alpheus bucephaloides
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Alpheus bucephalus
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Alpheus californiensis
[Mudflat snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus canaliculatus
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Alpheus candei
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Alpheus carlae
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Alpheus cedrici
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Alpheus chacei
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Alpheus chilensis
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Alpheus chiragricus
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Alpheus christofferseni
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Alpheus clamator
[Twistclaw pistol shrimp]
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Alpheus clypeatus
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Alpheus coetivensis
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Alpheus collumianus
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Alpheus compressus
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Alpheus coutierei
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Alpheus crinitus
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Alpheus cristatus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Alpheus cristulifrons
[Dotted snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus crockeri
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Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
 
Alpheus cyanoteles
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Alpheus cylindricus
[Cylindrical snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus cythereus
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Alpheus davaoensis
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Alpheus dentipes
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Alpheus deuteropus
[Petroglyph shrimp]
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Alpheus diadema
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Alpheus digitalis
[Forceps snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus dispar
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Alpheus dissodontonotus
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Alpheus djeddensis
[Djeddah snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus djiboutensis
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Alpheus dolerus
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Alpheus edamensis
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Alpheus edwardsii
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Alpheus ehlersii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CL
 
Alpheus estuariensis
[Estuarine snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus euchirus
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Alpheus eulimene
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Alpheus euphrosyne
[Nymph snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus facetus
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Alpheus fasciatus
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Alpheus fascinatus
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Alpheus fasqueli
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Alpheus felgenhaueri
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Alpheus floridanus
[Sand snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus foresti
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Alpheus formosus
[Striped snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus frontalis
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Alpheus funafutensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
 
Alpheus galapagensis
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Alpheus gallicus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic

Alpheus glaber (Olivi, 1792)

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Alpheus glaber
[Red snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus gracilipes
[Daisy snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus gracilis
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Alpheus grahami
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Alpheus hailstonei
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Alpheus hebes
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Alpheus heeia
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Alpheus heterochaelis
[Bigclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus hippothoe
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Alpheus hoonsooi
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Alpheus hoplites
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Alpheus hoplocheles
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Alpheus hortensis
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Alpheus hyphalus
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Alpheus idiocheles
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Alpheus immaculatus
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Alpheus inca
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Alpheus intrinsecus
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Alpheus japonicus
[Japanese snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus karplusi
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Alpheus lacertosus
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Alpheus ladronis
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Alpheus lanceloti
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Alpheus lanceostylus
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Alpheus lancirostris
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Alpheus leptochirus
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Alpheus leviusculus
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Alpheus lobidens
[Brownbar snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus longecarinatus
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Alpheus longichaelis
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Alpheus longinquus
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Alpheus longipalma
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Alpheus lottini
[Coral snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus luiszapatai
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Alpheus lutosus
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Alpheus macellarius
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Alpheus macrocheles
[Red pistol shrimp]
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Alpheus macroskeles
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Alpheus maindroni
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Alpheus malabaricus
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Alpheus malleator
[Hammerclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus malleodigitus
[Hammer-finger shrimp]
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Alpheus mannarensis
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Alpheus microrhynchus
[Giant mangrove snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus microscaphis
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Alpheus microstylus
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Alpheus miersi
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Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Alpheus millsae
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Alpheus mitis
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus mohammadpouri
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Alpheus naranjo
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Alpheus nobili
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Alpheus nonalter
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Alpheus normanni
[Green snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus notabilis
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Alpheus novaezealandiae
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Alpheus nuttingi
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Alpheus oahuensis
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Alpheus obesomanus
[]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific.

Alpheus ochrostriatus Karplus, Szlep & Tsurnamal, 1981

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Alpheus ochrostriatus
[Fine-striped shrimp]
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Alpheus ovaliceps
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Alpheus pachychirus
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Alpheus pacificus
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Alpheus packardii
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Alpheus paludicola
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Alpheus panamensis
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Alpheus paracrinitus
[Smoothclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus paradentipes
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Alpheus paraformosus
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Alpheus paralcyone
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Alpheus paralpheopsides
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Alpheus parasocialis
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Alpheus pareuchirus
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Alpheus parvirostris
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Alpheus parvus
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Alpheus peasei
[Orangetail snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus percyi
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Alpheus perezi
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Alpheus perlas
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Alpheus perplexus
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Alpheus platydactylus
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Alpheus platyunguiculatus
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Alpheus polystictus
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Alpheus polyxo
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Alpheus proseuchirus
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Alpheus pseudopugnax
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Alpheus pugnax
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Alpheus punctatus
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Alpheus pustulosus
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Alpheus quasirapacida
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Alpheus ramosportoae
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Alpheus randalli
[Randall's snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus rapacida
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Alpheus rapax
[Marbled snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus rectus
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Alpheus ribeiroae
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Alpheus richpalmeri
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Alpheus ridleyi
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Alpheus romensky
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Alpheus roquensis
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Alpheus roseodigitalis
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Alpheus rostratus
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Alpheus samudra
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Alpheus schmitti
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Alpheus sciolii
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Alpheus serenei
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Alpheus simus
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Alpheus sizou
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Alpheus socialis
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Alpheus soela
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Alpheus spatulatus
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Alpheus splendidus
[Splendid snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus spongiarum
[Bristle snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus stanleyi
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Alpheus staphylinus
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Alpheus stephensoni
[Clicker]
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Alpheus strenuus
[Snowflake snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus styliceps
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Alpheus sulcatus
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Alpheus suluensis
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Alpheus superciliaris
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Alpheus talismani
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Alpheus tenuicarpus
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Alpheus thomasi
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Alpheus thompsoni
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Alpheus tricolor
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Alpheus triphopus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Alpheus utriensis
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Alpheus vanderbilti
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Alpheus vanuatu
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Alpheus verrilli
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Max. Length 0.2 cm CL
 
Alpheus villosus
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Alpheus viridari
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Alpheus viserion
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Alpheus waltervadi
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Alpheus websteri
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
 
Alpheus xanthocarpus
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Amphibetaeus jousseaumei
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Max. Length 0.1 cm CL
 
Arete dorsalis
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Arete indicus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm CL
 
Aretopsis amabilis
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Aretopsis sandybrucei
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Athanas amazonae
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Athanas anatidactylus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm CL
 
Athanas areteformis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthanas pusillus Central Pacific 2006
Alpheopsis aequalis Indo-Pacific and Western 1897
Alpheopsis allanhancocki Southeast Pacific 1992
Alpheopsis biunguiculata Southeast Pacific 1953
Alpheopsis chalciope Southeast Pacific 1910
Alpheopsis chilensis Southeast Pacific 1897
Alpheopsis diabolus Pacific Ocean. 1956
Alpheopsis equidactylus Eastern Central Pacific 1877
Alpheopsis harperi Western Central Atlantic. 1984
Alpheopsis labis Tongclaw snapping shrimp Western Atlantic 1972
Alpheopsis trigonus Southwest Atlantic 1901
Alpheopsis trispinosus Three-spine alpheid Indo-Pacific and Western 2 TL 1860
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Yaldwyn's alpheid Pacific Ocean 1973
Alpheus abumusa Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.9 CL 2019
Alpheus acutocarinatus Indo-West Pacific 1909
Alpheus acutofemoratus Snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1852
Alpheus aequus Eastern Pacific 1988
Alpheus alaincrosnieri Eastern Pacific 2020
Alpheus albatrossae Indo-Pacific. 1953
Alpheus alcyone Indo-Pacific 1902
Alpheus alpheopsides Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus amarillo Indo-Pacific 2012
Alpheus amblyonyx Bluntclaw snapping shrimp Southwest Atlantic 1972
Alpheus amirantei Southwest Atlantic 1908
Alpheus angulosus Western Central Atlantic. 2002
Alpheus angustilineatus Western Central Atlantic. 2005
Alpheus ankeri Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.9 CL 2019
Alpheus architectus Indo-Pacific 1897
Alpheus armatus Brown snapping shrimp Western Atlantic 1901
Alpheus armillatus Banded snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 1837
Alpheus australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1982
Alpheus baccheti Eastern Central Pacific 2010
Alpheus bahamensis Western Central Atlantic. 1898
Alpheus balaenodigitus Eastern Indian Ocean 1982
Alpheus bannerorum Western Pacific 1984
Alpheus barbadensis Western Pacific 1924
Alpheus barbara Eastern Central Pacific 1878
Alpheus barbatus Indo-West Pacific 1897
Alpheus batesi Indo-West Pacific 1964
Alpheus beanii Southwest Atlantic 1922
Alpheus belli Western Atlantic. 1898
Alpheus bellimanus Olive snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific 1877
Alpheus bellulus Pretty snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 4 TL 1969
Alpheus bicostatus Indo-West Pacific 1908
Alpheus bidens Mottled snapping prawn Indo-Pacific 1811
Alpheus bisincisus Flathead snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1844
Alpheus bouvieri Bouvier's banded snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1878
Alpheus brachymerus Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1953
Alpheus bradypus Indo-Pacific. 1905
Alpheus brevicristatus Teppo snapping shrimp Northwest Pacific 1844
Alpheus brevipes Indo-Pacific. 1860
Alpheus brevirostris Indo-West Pacific 1811
Alpheus bucephaloides Western Indian Ocean 1905
Alpheus bucephalus Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus californiensis Mudflat snapping shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1900
Alpheus canaliculatus Western Central Pacific 1968
Alpheus candei Western Atlantic 1855
Alpheus carlae Western Atlantic 2012
Alpheus cedrici Southeast Atlantic 2012
Alpheus chacei Southeast Atlantic 1979
Alpheus chilensis Southeast Pacific 1902
Alpheus chiragricus Indo-West Pacific 1837
Alpheus christofferseni Indo-West Pacific 2007
Alpheus clamator Twistclaw pistol shrimp Eastern Central Pacific 1877
Alpheus clypeatus Indo-Pacific. 1905
Alpheus coetivensis Pacific Ocean. 1908
Alpheus collumianus Indo-Pacific 1860
Alpheus compressus Indo-West Pacific 1981
Alpheus coutierei Western Central Pacific 1909
Alpheus crinitus Indo-West Pacific 1852
Alpheus cristatus Indian Ocean 1897
Alpheus cristulifrons Dotted snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 2 TL 1900
Alpheus crockeri Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1941
Alpheus cyanoteles Asia-Inland Water 3.1 TL 1996
Alpheus cylindricus Cylindrical snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 1878
Alpheus cythereus Pacific Ocean 1966
Alpheus davaoensis Western Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus dentipes Eastern Central Atlantic, 1832
Alpheus deuteropus Petroglyph shrimp Indo-Pacific 1879
Alpheus diadema Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus digitalis Forceps snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1844
Alpheus dispar Indo-West Pacific 1840
Alpheus dissodontonotus Western Indian Ocean 1915
Alpheus djeddensis Djeddah snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1897
Alpheus djiboutensis Western Central Pacific 1909
Alpheus dolerus Indo-Pacific 1956
Alpheus edamensis Indo-Pacific 1888
Alpheus edwardsii Indo-Pacific 1826
Alpheus ehlersii Indo-Pacific 1909
Alpheus estuariensis Estuarine snapping shrimp Western Atlantic 1.4 CL 1984
Alpheus euchirus Western Central Pacific 1852
Alpheus eulimene Indo-Pacific 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne Nymph snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 1897
Alpheus facetus Indo-West Pacific 1908
Alpheus fasciatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1878
Alpheus fascinatus Eastern Central Pacific 1878
Alpheus fasqueli Eastern Indian Ocean 2001
Alpheus felgenhaueri Eastern Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus floridanus Sand snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 1878
Alpheus foresti Western Central Pacific 1981
Alpheus formosus Striped snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 1850
Alpheus frontalis Indo-Pacific 1837
Alpheus funafutensis Indo-Pacific 1898
Alpheus galapagensis Eastern Pacific 1.5 CL 1933
Alpheus gallicus Eastern Pacific 2020
Alpheus glaber Red snapping shrimp Eastern Central Atlantic 1792
Alpheus gracilipes Daisy snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 1860
Alpheus gracilis Indo-Pacific 1862
Alpheus grahami Eastern Pacific 1975
Alpheus hailstonei Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus hebes Eastern Pacific 1988
Alpheus heeia Eastern Pacific 1975
Alpheus heterochaelis Bigclaw snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean. 1818
Alpheus hippothoe Indo-Pacific 1888
Alpheus hoonsooi Southeast Pacific 1988
Alpheus hoplites Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Alpheus hoplocheles Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Alpheus hortensis Western Central Atlantic 2003
Alpheus hyphalus Western Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus idiocheles Indo-Pacific. 1905
Alpheus immaculatus Western Central Atlantic 1983
Alpheus inca Southeast Pacific. 1981
Alpheus intrinsecus Atlantic Ocean. 1888
Alpheus japonicus Japanese snapping shrimp Western Pacific. 1879
Alpheus karplusi Western Indian Ocean 2022
Alpheus lacertosus Southeast Pacific 1988
Alpheus ladronis Central Pacific 1956
Alpheus lanceloti Central Pacific 1905
Alpheus lanceostylus Southeast Pacific 1959
Alpheus lancirostris Southeast Pacific 1900
Alpheus leptochirus Indo-West Pacific 1906
Alpheus leviusculus Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus lobidens Brownbar snapping shrimp Eastern and Central Medit 1850
Alpheus longecarinatus Indo-Pacific 1878
Alpheus longichaelis Indo-Pacific 1979
Alpheus longinquus Eastern Pacific 1988
Alpheus longipalma Northwest Pacific 2018
Alpheus lottini Coral snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 2.7 TL 1829
Alpheus luiszapatai Southeast Pacific 2018
Alpheus lutosus Western Indian Ocean 2009
Alpheus macellarius Western Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus macrocheles Red pistol shrimp Southwest Atlantic, Easte 1835
Alpheus macroskeles Indo-West Pacific 1894
Alpheus maindroni Indo-Pacific 1898
Alpheus malabaricus Indo-Pacific 1775
Alpheus malleator Hammerclaw snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 1852
Alpheus malleodigitus Hammer-finger shrimp Indo-Pacific 1888
Alpheus mannarensis Indo-Pacific 2021
Alpheus microrhynchus Giant mangrove snapping shrimp Western Central Pacific 1897
Alpheus microscaphis Pacific Ocean. 1959
Alpheus microstylus Indo-Pacific 1888
Alpheus miersi Indo-West Pacific 1898
Alpheus millsae Eastern Central Pacific 4.2 TL 2007
Alpheus mitis Indo-Pacific. 1852
Alpheus mohammadpouri Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.9 CL 2019
Alpheus naranjo Western Central Atlantic 2018
Alpheus nobili Indo-Pacific 1966
Alpheus nonalter Indo-West Pacific 1969
Alpheus normanni Green snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and Weste 1878
Alpheus notabilis Western Indian Ocean 1915
Alpheus novaezealandiae Indo-West Pacific 1876
Alpheus nuttingi Western Atlantic 3.7 TL 1924
Alpheus oahuensis Indo-Pacific. 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus ochrostriatus Fine-striped shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1981
Alpheus ovaliceps Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus pachychirus Indo-Pacific 1860
Alpheus pacificus Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus packardii Western Atlantic. 1880
Alpheus paludicola Eastern Indian Ocean and 1915
Alpheus panamensis Eastern Pacific and Weste 1878
Alpheus paracrinitus Smoothclaw snapping shrimp Circumtropical. 1881
Alpheus paradentipes Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus paraformosus Indo-Pacific 2008
Alpheus paralcyone Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus paralpheopsides Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Indo-West Pacific 1982
Alpheus pareuchirus Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus parvus Indo-West Pacific 1909
Alpheus peasei Orangetail snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean 1940
Alpheus percyi Indo-Pacific. 1905
Alpheus perezi Western Indian Ocean 1908
Alpheus perlas Western Indian Ocean 2019
Alpheus perplexus Indo-Pacific. 1956
Alpheus platydactylus Eastern Central Atlantic 1897
Alpheus platyunguiculatus Eastern Central Pacific 1953
Alpheus polystictus Western Central Atlantic 1985
Alpheus polyxo Indo-West Pacific 1909
Alpheus proseuchirus Western Central Pacific 1908
Alpheus pseudopugnax Western Central Pacific 1953
Alpheus pugnax Western Central Pacific 1852
Alpheus punctatus Western Central Pacific 2012
Alpheus pustulosus Western Pacific 1968
Alpheus quasirapacida Western Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus ramosportoae Southwest Pacific 2019
Alpheus randalli Randall's snapping shrimp Pacific Ocean. 1980
Alpheus rapacida Indo-Pacific. 1908
Alpheus rapax Marbled snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific. 1798
Alpheus rectus Eastern Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus ribeiroae Eastern Central Atlantic 2004
Alpheus richpalmeri Eastern Central Atlantic 2020
Alpheus ridleyi Western Atlantic 1890
Alpheus romensky Southeast Pacific 1990
Alpheus roquensis Southeast Pacific 1985
Alpheus roseodigitalis Indo-Pacific. 2005
Alpheus rostratus Eastern Pacific 1988
Alpheus samudra Eastern Pacific 2020
Alpheus schmitti Western Central Atlantic 1972
Alpheus sciolii Western Central Atlantic 2022
Alpheus serenei Indo-West Pacific 1963
Alpheus simus Atlantic Ocean. 1855
Alpheus sizou Indo-West Pacific. 1967
Alpheus socialis Indo-West Pacific. 1862
Alpheus soela Indo-West Pacific 1987
Alpheus spatulatus Western Central Pacific 1968
Alpheus splendidus Splendid snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 1897
Alpheus spongiarum Bristle snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific 1897
Alpheus stanleyi Indo-Pacific 1908
Alpheus staphylinus Indo-Pacific 1908
Alpheus stephensoni Clicker Western Central Pacific 1969
Alpheus strenuus Snowflake snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 1852
Alpheus styliceps Indo-Pacific 1905
Alpheus sulcatus Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1878
Alpheus suluensis Western Central Pacific 1988
Alpheus superciliaris Western Central Pacific 1905
Alpheus talismani Eastern Central Atlantic 1898
Alpheus tenuicarpus Eastern Central Atlantic 1908
Alpheus thomasi Western Central Atlantic 1973
Alpheus thompsoni Indo-West Pacific 2022
Alpheus tricolor Western Central Pacific 2001
Alpheus triphopus Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Alpheus utriensis Eastern Central Pacific 2.5 TL 1989
Alpheus vanderbilti Western Central Atlantic 1930
Alpheus vanuatu Western Central Atlantic 2020
Alpheus verrilli Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus villosus Indo-West Pacific 0.2 CL 1811
Alpheus viridari Western Central Atlantic 1949
Alpheus viserion Western Central Atlantic 2021
Alpheus waltervadi Western Indian Ocean. 1969
Alpheus websteri Eastern Pacific and Weste 1880
Alpheus xanthocarpus Eastern Central Atlantic 1.8 TL 2007
Amphibetaeus jousseaumei Indo-Pacific. 1896
Arete dorsalis Indo-Pacific 0.1 CL 1860
Arete indicus Indo-Pacific. 1903
Aretopsis amabilis Indo-West Pacific 0.1 CL 1910
Aretopsis sandybrucei Indo-West Pacific 2021
Athanas amazonae Eastern Central Atlantic 1951
Athanas anatidactylus Western Central Pacific 2007
Athanas areteformis Indo-Pacific 0.1 CL 1903



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