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Family: Alpheidae snapping shrimps (See list of species below)

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405 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (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 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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Alpheopsis trispinosus
[Three-spine alpheid]
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Alpheopsis yaldwyni
[Yaldwyn's alpheid]
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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 albatrossae
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Alpheus alcyone
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Alpheus amblyonyx
[Bluntclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus angulosus
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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 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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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 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 cedrici
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Alpheus chilensis
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Alpheus chiragricus
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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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Alpheus cristulifrons
[Dotted snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus crockeri
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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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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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Alpheus galapagensis
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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 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 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 lanceostylus
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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 longinquus
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Alpheus longipalma
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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 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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Alpheus millsae
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Alpheus mitis
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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 novaezealandiae
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Alpheus nuttingi
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Alpheus oahuensis
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Alpheus obesomanus
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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 paralcyone
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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 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 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 ridleyi
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Alpheus romensky
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Alpheus roseodigitalis
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Alpheus rostratus
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Alpheus schmitti
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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 strenuus
[Snowflake snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus sulcatus
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Alpheus suluensis
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Alpheus talismani
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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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Alpheus utriensis
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Alpheus vanderbilti
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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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Alpheus xanthocarpus
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Amphibetaeus jousseaumei
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Arete dorsalis
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Arete indicus
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Aretopsis amabilis
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Athanas amazonae
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Athanas anatidactylus
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Athanas areteformis
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Athanas dentirostris
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Athanas dimorphus
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Athanas djiboutensis
[Djibouti snapping shrimp]
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Athanas gracilis
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Athanas grimaldii
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Athanas hongkongensis
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Athanas indicus
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Athanas iranicus
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Athanas japonicus
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Athanas marshallensis
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Athanas mendax
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Athanas monikoensis
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Athanas nitescens
[Hooded shrimp]
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Athanas ornithorhynchus
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Athanas parvus
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Athanas polymorphus
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Athanas rhothionastes
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Athanopsis australis
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Athanopsis tarahomii
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Automate anacanthopus
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Automate branchialis
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Automate dolichognatha
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Automate evermanni
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Automate gardineri
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Automate isabelae
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Automate rectifrons
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Batella leptocarpus
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Batella praecipua
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Betaeopsis indica
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Betaeus emarginatus
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Betaeus harrimani
[Northern hooded shrimp]
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Betaeus longidactylus
[Visored shrimp]
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Betaeus macginitieae
[Urchin visored shrimp]
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Betaeus setosus
[Fuzzy hooded shrimp]
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Betaeus truncatus
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Caligoneus cavernicola
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Chelomalpheus crangonus
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Deioneus sandizelli
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Fenneralpheus chacei
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Jengalpheops rufus
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Leptalpheus denticulatus
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Leptalpheus dworschaki
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Leptalpheus felderi
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Leptalpheus forceps
[Forceps shrimp]
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Leptalpheus pacificus
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Leslibetaeus coibita
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Metabetaeus minutus
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Metalpheus paragracilis
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Metalpheus rostratipes
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Nennalpheus inarticulatus
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Neoalpheopsis euryone
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Parabetaeus culliereti
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Parabetaeus hummelincki
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Potamalpheops johnsoni
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Potamalpheops pininsulae
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Potamalpheops tigger
[Tigger prawn]
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Potamalpheops tyrymembe
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Prionalpheus brachytomeus
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Prionalpheus mortoni
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Prionalpheus sulu
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Prionalpheus triarticulatus
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Racilius compressus
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Richalpheus palmeri
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Rugathanas borradailei
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Rugathanas verrucosus
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Salmoneus alpheophilus
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Salmoneus auroculatus
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Salmoneus babai
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Salmoneus brevirostris
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Salmoneus caboverdensis
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Salmoneus carvachoi
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Salmoneus colinorum
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Salmoneus erasimorum
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Salmoneus falcidactylus
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Salmoneus gracilipes
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Salmoneus kekovae
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Salmoneus mauiensis
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Salmoneus nhatrangensis
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Salmoneus poupini
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Salmoneus pusillus
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Salmoneus rostratus
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Salmoneus serratidigitus
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Salmoneus setosus
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Salmoneus singaporensis
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Salmoneus sketi
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Salmoneus teres
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Salmoneus tricristatus
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Salomeus ortmanni
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Synalpheus agelas
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Synalpheus albatrossi
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Synalpheus amabilis
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Synalpheus anasimus
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Synalpheus ancistrorhynchus
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Synalpheus androsi
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Synalpheus antenor
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Synalpheus apioceros
[Large claw snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus barahoensis
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Synalpheus belizensis
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Synalpheus bituberculatus
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Synalpheus biunguiculatus
[Twoclaw snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus bocas
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Synalpheus bousfieldi
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Synalpheus brachyceros
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Synalpheus brevicarpus
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Synalpheus brevifrons
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Synalpheus brevispinis
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Synalpheus brooksi
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Synalpheus carinatus
[Carinate snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus carpenteri
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Synalpheus chacei
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Synalpheus charon
[Red-coral pistol shrimp]
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Synalpheus comatularum
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Synalpheus corallinus
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Synalpheus coutierei
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Synalpheus curacaoensis
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Synalpheus dardeaui
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Synalpheus demani
[De Man's snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus disparodigitus
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Synalpheus dominicensis
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Synalpheus echinus
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Synalpheus elizabethae
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Synalpheus filidigitus
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Synalpheus fossor
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Synalpheus fritzmuelleri
[Speckled snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus gambarelloides
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Synalpheus goodei
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Synalpheus gracilirostris
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Synalpheus harpagatrus
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Synalpheus hastilicrassus
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Synalpheus heardi
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Synalpheus hemphilli
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Synalpheus heroni
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Synalpheus herricki
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Synalpheus hoetjesi
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Synalpheus idios
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Synalpheus iocasta
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Synalpheus irie
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Synalpheus kensleyi
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Synalpheus kuadramanus
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Synalpheus laticeps
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Synalpheus longicarpus
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Synalpheus lophodactylus
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Synalpheus macclendoni
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Synalpheus mcclendoni
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Synalpheus mexicanus
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Synalpheus minus
[Minor snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus neomeris
[Spined-rest snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus neptunus
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Synalpheus nilandensis
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Synalpheus obtusifrons
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Synalpheus odontophorus
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Synalpheus orapilosus
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Synalpheus pandionis
[Turtlegrass snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus paraneomeris
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Synalpheus paraneptunus
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Synalpheus paulsoni
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Synalpheus pectiniger
[Loggerhead snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus peruvianus
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Synalpheus pescadorensis
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Synalpheus pinkfloydi
[Pink floyd pistol shrimp]
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Synalpheus plumesetosus
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Synalpheus pococki
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Synalpheus quadriarticulatus
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Synalpheus quadrispinosus
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Synalpheus quinquedens
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Synalpheus rathbunae
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Synalpheus readi
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Synalpheus regalis
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Synalpheus ruetzleri
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Synalpheus sanctithomae
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Synalpheus scaphoceris
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Synalpheus sciro
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Synalpheus septemspinosus
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Synalpheus spinifrons
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Synalpheus stimpsonii
[Crinoid snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus streptodactylus
[Cymbidium gentle touch orchid]
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Synalpheus stylopleuron
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Synalpheus thai
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Synalpheus theano
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Synalpheus thele
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Synalpheus townsendi
[Townsend snapping shrimp]
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Synalpheus triacanthus
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Synalpheus trispinosus
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Synalpheus triunguiculatus
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Synalpheus tropidodactylus
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Synalpheus tumidomanus
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Synalpheus ul
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Synalpheus wickstenae
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Synalpheus williamsi
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Synalpheus yano
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Thunor simus
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Vexillipar repandum
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405 Species of Family Alpheidae
(snapping shrimps)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acanthanas pusillus Central Pacific
Alpheopsis aequalis Indo-Pacific and Western
Alpheopsis allanhancocki Southeast Pacific
Alpheopsis chilensis Southeast Pacific
Alpheopsis diabolus Pacific Ocean.
Alpheopsis equidactylus Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheopsis harperi Western Central Atlantic.
Alpheopsis labis Tongclaw snapping shrimp Western Atlantic
Alpheopsis trigonus Southwest Atlantic
Alpheopsis trispinosus Three-spine alpheid Indo-Pacific and Western 2 TL
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Yaldwyn's alpheid Pacific Ocean
Alpheus abumusa Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.89 CL
Alpheus acutocarinatus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus acutofemoratus Snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus aequus Eastern Pacific
Alpheus albatrossae Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus alcyone Indo-Pacific
Alpheus amblyonyx Bluntclaw snapping shrimp Southwest Atlantic
Alpheus angulosus Western Central Atlantic.
Alpheus ankeri Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.91 CL
Alpheus architectus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus armatus Brown snapping shrimp Western Atlantic
Alpheus armillatus Banded snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean
Alpheus australiensis Eastern Indian Ocean
Alpheus baccheti Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus bahamensis Western Central Atlantic.
Alpheus balaenodigitus Eastern Indian Ocean
Alpheus bannerorum Western Pacific
Alpheus barbara Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus barbatus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus batesi Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus beanii Southwest Atlantic
Alpheus belli Western Atlantic.
Alpheus bellimanus Olive snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific
Alpheus bellulus Pretty snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific. 4 TL
Alpheus bicostatus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus bidens Mottled snapping prawn Indo-Pacific
Alpheus bisincisus Flathead snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus bouvieri Bouvier's banded snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific and the Atla
Alpheus bradypus Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus brevicristatus Teppo snapping shrimp Northwest Pacific
Alpheus brevipes Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus brevirostris Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus bucephaloides Western Indian Ocean
Alpheus bucephalus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus californiensis Mudflat snapping shrimp Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus canaliculatus Western Central Pacific
Alpheus candei Western Atlantic
Alpheus cedrici Southeast Atlantic
Alpheus chilensis Southeast Pacific
Alpheus chiragricus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus clamator Twistclaw pistol shrimp Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus clypeatus Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus coetivensis Pacific Ocean.
Alpheus collumianus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus compressus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus coutierei Western Central Pacific
Alpheus crinitus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus cristatus Indian Ocean
Alpheus cristulifrons Dotted snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A 2 TL
Alpheus crockeri Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Alpheus cyanoteles Asia-Inland Water 3.11 TL
Alpheus cylindricus Cylindrical snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A
Alpheus cythereus Pacific Ocean
Alpheus davaoensis Western Central Pacific
Alpheus dentipes Eastern Central Atlantic,
Alpheus deuteropus Petroglyph shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus diadema Indo-Pacific
Alpheus digitalis Forceps snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus dispar Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus dissodontonotus Western Indian Ocean
Alpheus djeddensis Djeddah snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus djiboutensis Western Central Pacific
Alpheus dolerus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus edamensis Indo-Pacific
Alpheus edwardsii Indo-Pacific
Alpheus ehlersii Indo-Pacific
Alpheus estuariensis Estuarine snapping shrimp Western Atlantic 1.4 CL
Alpheus euchirus Western Central Pacific
Alpheus eulimene Indo-Pacific
Alpheus euphrosyne Nymph snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus facetus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus fasciatus Eastern Central Atlantic
Alpheus fascinatus Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus fasqueli Eastern Indian Ocean
Alpheus felgenhaueri Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus floridanus Sand snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A
Alpheus foresti Western Central Pacific
Alpheus formosus Striped snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean
Alpheus frontalis Indo-Pacific
Alpheus funafutensis Indo-Pacific
Alpheus galapagensis Eastern Pacific 1.51 CL
Alpheus glaber Red snapping shrimp Eastern Central Atlantic
Alpheus gracilipes Daisy snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus gracilis Indo-Pacific
Alpheus grahami Eastern Pacific
Alpheus hailstonei Indo-Pacific
Alpheus hebes Eastern Pacific
Alpheus heterochaelis Bigclaw snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean.
Alpheus hippothoe Indo-Pacific
Alpheus hoonsooi Southeast Pacific
Alpheus hoplites Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus hortensis Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus hyphalus Western Central Pacific
Alpheus idiocheles Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus immaculatus Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus inca Southeast Pacific.
Alpheus intrinsecus Atlantic Ocean.
Alpheus japonicus Japanese snapping shrimp Western Pacific.
Alpheus karplusi Western Indian Ocean
Alpheus lacertosus Southeast Pacific
Alpheus ladronis Central Pacific
Alpheus lanceostylus Southeast Pacific
Alpheus leptochirus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus leviusculus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus lobidens Brownbar snapping shrimp Eastern and Central Medit
Alpheus longecarinatus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus longinquus Eastern Pacific
Alpheus longipalma Northwest Pacific
Alpheus lottini Coral snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 2.7 TL
Alpheus luiszapatai Southeast Pacific
Alpheus lutosus Western Indian Ocean
Alpheus macellarius Western Central Pacific
Alpheus macrocheles Red pistol shrimp Southwest Atlantic, Easte
Alpheus macroskeles Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus maindroni Indo-Pacific
Alpheus malabaricus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus malleator Hammerclaw snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and the A
Alpheus malleodigitus Hammer-finger shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus microrhynchus Giant mangrove snapping shrimp Western Central Pacific
Alpheus microscaphis Pacific Ocean.
Alpheus microstylus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus miersi Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus millsae Eastern Central Pacific 4.18 TL
Alpheus mitis Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus mohammadpouri Endemic to Persian Gulf. 0.94 CL
Alpheus naranjo Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus nobili Indo-Pacific
Alpheus nonalter Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus normanni Green snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and Weste
Alpheus novaezealandiae Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus nuttingi Western Atlantic 3.68 TL
Alpheus oahuensis Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus obesomanus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus ochrostriatus Fine-striped shrimp Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus ovaliceps Indo-Pacific
Alpheus pachychirus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus pacificus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus packardii Western Atlantic.
Alpheus paludicola Eastern Indian Ocean and
Alpheus panamensis Eastern Pacific and Weste
Alpheus paracrinitus Smoothclaw snapping shrimp Circumtropical.
Alpheus paradentipes Indo-Pacific
Alpheus paralcyone Indo-Pacific
Alpheus parasocialis Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus pareuchirus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus parvirostris Indo-Pacific
Alpheus parvus Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus peasei Orangetail snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean
Alpheus percyi Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus perezi Western Indian Ocean
Alpheus perplexus Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus platydactylus Eastern Central Atlantic
Alpheus platyunguiculatus Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus polystictus Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus polyxo Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus proseuchirus Western Central Pacific
Alpheus pustulosus Western Pacific
Alpheus quasirapacida Western Central Pacific
Alpheus ramosportoae Southwest Pacific
Alpheus randalli Randall's snapping shrimp Pacific Ocean.
Alpheus rapacida Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus rapax Marbled snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus rectus Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus ribeiroae Eastern Central Atlantic
Alpheus ridleyi Western Atlantic
Alpheus romensky Southeast Pacific
Alpheus roseodigitalis Indo-Pacific.
Alpheus rostratus Eastern Pacific
Alpheus schmitti Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus serenei Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus simus Atlantic Ocean.
Alpheus sizou Indo-West Pacific.
Alpheus socialis Indo-West Pacific.
Alpheus soela Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus spatulatus Western Central Pacific
Alpheus splendidus Splendid snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus spongiarum Bristle snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus stanleyi Indo-Pacific
Alpheus staphylinus Indo-Pacific
Alpheus strenuus Snowflake snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific
Alpheus sulcatus Indo-Pacific and the Atla
Alpheus suluensis Western Central Pacific
Alpheus talismani Eastern Central Atlantic
Alpheus thomasi Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus thompsoni Indo-West Pacific
Alpheus tricolor Western Central Pacific
Alpheus triphopus Eastern Central Pacific
Alpheus utriensis Eastern Central Pacific 2.48 TL
Alpheus vanderbilti Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus villosus Indo-West Pacific 0.22 CL
Alpheus viridari Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus viserion Western Central Atlantic
Alpheus waltervadi Western Indian Ocean.
Alpheus websteri Eastern Pacific and Weste
Alpheus xanthocarpus Eastern Central Atlantic 1.82 TL
Amphibetaeus jousseaumei Indo-Pacific.
Arete dorsalis Indo-Pacific 0.06 CL
Arete indicus Indo-Pacific.
Aretopsis amabilis Indo-West Pacific 0.09 CL
Athanas amazonae Eastern Central Atlantic
Athanas anatidactylus Western Central Pacific
Athanas areteformis Indo-Pacific 0.06 CL
Athanas dentirostris Indo-West Pacific
Athanas dimorphus Indo-West Pacific 0.1 CL
Athanas djiboutensis Djibouti snapping shrimp Indo-Pacific 0.03 CL
Athanas gracilis Eastern Central Pacific
Athanas grimaldii Eastern Central Atlantic
Athanas hongkongensis Northwest Pacific
Athanas indicus Indo-Pacific 0.07 CL
Athanas iranicus Western Indian Ocean
Athanas japonicus Western Central Pacific
Athanas marshallensis Indo-Pacific 0.05 CL
Athanas mendax Southwest Pacific
Athanas monikoensis Indo-Pacific
Athanas nitescens Hooded shrimp Southeast Pacific, Atlant
Athanas ornithorhynchus Western Pacific
Athanas parvus Indo-Pacific 0.06 CL
Athanas polymorphus Indo-West Pacific
Athanas rhothionastes Indo-Pacific.
Athanopsis australis Eastern Indian Ocean 0.189 TL
Athanopsis tarahomii Western Indian Ocean
Automate anacanthopus Indo-West Pacific
Automate branchialis Mediterranean Sea.
Automate dolichognatha Pantropical except easter 0.07 CL
Automate evermanni Western and Eastern Atlan
Automate gardineri Indo-Pacific and Western
Automate isabelae Western Central Atlantic
Automate rectifrons Western Central Atlantic
Batella leptocarpus Western Central Pacific
Batella praecipua Western Central Pacific
Betaeopsis indica Indo-West Pacific
Betaeus emarginatus Southeast Pacific
Betaeus harrimani Northern hooded shrimp Eastern Pacific
Betaeus longidactylus Visored shrimp Eastern Pacific
Betaeus macginitieae Urchin visored shrimp Eastern Pacific.
Betaeus setosus Fuzzy hooded shrimp Eastern Pacific.
Betaeus truncatus Southeast Pacific
Caligoneus cavernicola Northwest Pacific
Chelomalpheus crangonus Northwest Pacific
Deioneus sandizelli Eastern Central Atlantic
Fenneralpheus chacei Western Central Pacific a
Jengalpheops rufus Western Central Pacific
Leptalpheus denticulatus Central Pacific. 4.47 TL
Leptalpheus dworschaki Western Central Pacific
Leptalpheus felderi Western Central Atlantic 2.38 TL
Leptalpheus forceps Forceps shrimp Western Central Atlantic
Leptalpheus pacificus Indo-Pacific.
Leslibetaeus coibita Eastern Central Pacific
Metabetaeus minutus Southeast Pacific
Metalpheus paragracilis Tropical Atlantic and Ind 0.07 CL
Metalpheus rostratipes Indo-Pacific and Western
Nennalpheus inarticulatus Western Central Pacific
Neoalpheopsis euryone Indo-Pacific and Eastern
Parabetaeus culliereti Pacific Ocean.
Parabetaeus hummelincki Western Atlantic
Potamalpheops johnsoni Western Central Pacific
Potamalpheops pininsulae Western Central Pacific
Potamalpheops tigger Tigger prawn Western Central Pacific
Potamalpheops tyrymembe Southwest Atlantic 0.44 CL
Prionalpheus brachytomeus Eastern Central Pacific
Prionalpheus mortoni Northwest Pacific
Prionalpheus sulu Indo-West Pacific
Prionalpheus triarticulatus Pacific Ocean.
Racilius compressus Indo-West Pacific 0.05 CL
Richalpheus palmeri Central Pacific
Rugathanas borradailei Indo-Pacific 0.153 TL
Rugathanas verrucosus Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus alpheophilus Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus auroculatus Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus babai Northwest Pacific
Salmoneus brevirostris Indo-Pacific
Salmoneus caboverdensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Salmoneus carvachoi Atlantic Ocean.
Salmoneus colinorum Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus erasimorum Mediterranean Sea
Salmoneus falcidactylus Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus gracilipes Indo-West Pacific.
Salmoneus kekovae Mediterranean Sea
Salmoneus mauiensis Central Pacific 0.04 CL
Salmoneus nhatrangensis Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus poupini Central Pacific
Salmoneus pusillus Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus rostratus Indo-West Pacific
Salmoneus serratidigitus Indo-Pacific 0.06 CL
Salmoneus setosus Atlantic Ocean
Salmoneus singaporensis Western Central Pacific
Salmoneus sketi Mediterranean Sea
Salmoneus teres Atlantic Ocean
Salmoneus tricristatus Indo-Pacific.
Salomeus ortmanni Southwest Atlantic
Synalpheus agelas Western Atlantic
Synalpheus albatrossi Indo-Pacific 0.03 CL
Synalpheus amabilis Western Central Pacific
Synalpheus anasimus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus ancistrorhynchus Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus androsi Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus antenor Western Central Pacific 0.13 CL
Synalpheus apioceros Large claw snapping shrimp Western Atlantic
Synalpheus barahoensis Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus belizensis Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus bituberculatus Indo-West Pacific 0.07 CL
Synalpheus biunguiculatus Twoclaw snapping shrimp Pacific Ocean
Synalpheus bocas Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus bousfieldi Western Atlantic
Synalpheus brachyceros Eastern Central Pacific
Synalpheus brevicarpus Eastern Pacific and Weste
Synalpheus brevifrons Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus brevispinis Eastern Pacific 0.5 CL
Synalpheus brooksi Western Atlantic.
Synalpheus carinatus Carinate snapping shrimp Western Central Pacific
Synalpheus carpenteri Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus chacei Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus charon Red-coral pistol shrimp Indo-Pacific 0.07 CL
Synalpheus comatularum Eastern Indian Ocean
Synalpheus corallinus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus coutierei Indo-Pacific
Synalpheus curacaoensis Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus dardeaui Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus demani De Man's snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific 0.1 CL
Synalpheus disparodigitus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus dominicensis Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus echinus Eastern Indian Ocean
Synalpheus elizabethae Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus filidigitus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus fossor Indo-West Pacific 0.08 CL
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Speckled snapping shrimp Eastern Pacific and Weste
Synalpheus gambarelloides Eastern Central Atlantic
Synalpheus goodei Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus gracilirostris Indo-Pacific 0.04 CL
Synalpheus harpagatrus Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus heardi Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus hemphilli Western Central Atlantic.
Synalpheus heroni Indo-Pacific.
Synalpheus herricki Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus hoetjesi Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus idios Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus iocasta Western Pacific 0.04 CL
Synalpheus irie Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus kensleyi Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus kuadramanus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus laticeps Indo-West Pacific 0.04 CL
Synalpheus longicarpus Western Atlantic
Synalpheus lophodactylus Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus macclendoni Western Central Atlantic.
Synalpheus mcclendoni Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus mexicanus Eastern Pacific 0.37 CL
Synalpheus minus Minor snapping shrimp Western Ocean
Synalpheus neomeris Spined-rest snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific 0.11 CL
Synalpheus neptunus Indo-West Pacific 0.09 CL
Synalpheus nilandensis Indo-Pacific 0.05 CL
Synalpheus obtusifrons Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus odontophorus Western Pacific
Synalpheus orapilosus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus pandionis Turtlegrass snapping shrimp Western Atlantic
Synalpheus paraneomeris Indo-Pacific. 0.05 CL
Synalpheus paraneptunus Western Central Atlantic.
Synalpheus paulsoni Western Indian Ocean
Synalpheus pectiniger Loggerhead snapping shrimp Western Atlantic Ocean.
Synalpheus peruvianus Southeast Pacific 0.4 CL
Synalpheus pescadorensis Indo-West Pacific 0.06 CL
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Pink floyd pistol shrimp Western Central Pacific
Synalpheus plumesetosus Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus pococki Eastern Indian Ocean
Synalpheus quadriarticulatus Western Central Pacific
Synalpheus quadrispinosus Western Central Pacific 0.08 CL
Synalpheus quinquedens Western Indian Ocean
Synalpheus rathbunae Western Atlantic
Synalpheus readi Eastern Indian Ocean
Synalpheus regalis Western Central Atlantic 0.37 CL
Synalpheus ruetzleri Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus sanctithomae Western Atlantic
Synalpheus scaphoceris Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus sciro Indo-West Pacific 0.06 CL
Synalpheus septemspinosus Indo-West Pacific 0.04 CL
Synalpheus spinifrons Southeast Pacific
Synalpheus stimpsonii Crinoid snapping shrimp Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus streptodactylus Cymbidium gentle touch orchid Indo-Pacific
Synalpheus stylopleuron Eastern Central Pacific
Synalpheus thai Central Pacific Ocean 0.06 CL
Synalpheus theano Western Central Pacific 0.07 CL
Synalpheus thele Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus townsendi Townsend snapping shrimp Western Atlantic 0.48 CL
Synalpheus triacanthus Indo-West Pacific 0.09 CL
Synalpheus trispinosus Indo-West Pacific
Synalpheus triunguiculatus Western Indian Ocean
Synalpheus tropidodactylus Indo-West Pacific 0.07 CL
Synalpheus tumidomanus Indo-Pacific and the Medi 0.09 CL
Synalpheus ul Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus wickstenae Eastern Central Pacific
Synalpheus williamsi Western Central Atlantic
Synalpheus yano Western Central Atlantic
Thunor simus Western Atlantic
Vexillipar repandum Western Central Pacific 1.4 CL



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