Family Name Listing

Order: Decapoda, Family Alpheidae
Alpheid shrimps

Scientific Name	Samoan Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Alpheopsis aequalis				659856	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus acutofemoratus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus alcyone					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus alpheopsides					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus bradypus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus brevipes				659905	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus bucephalus				659906	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus clippertoni					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus clypeatus				659907	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus collumianus				659909	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus coutierei					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus crassimanus		snapping shrimp			Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus crockeri				659910	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus deuteropus		petroglyph shrimp		659911	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus diadema				659912	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus edamensis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus ehlersi					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus frontalis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus funafutensis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus gracilipes		daisy snapping shrimp		96648	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus gracilis				659915	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus lanceostylus				659919	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus lobidens		brownbar snapping shrimp		659922	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus malleodigitatus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus microstylus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus obesomanus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus ovaliceps					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus pachychirus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus pacificus				659925	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus paracritinus paracritinus		orange-banded snapping shrimp		96614	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus paragracilis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus parvirostris				659928	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus samoa					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus savuensis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus strenuus		snowflake snapping shrimp		659937	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Alpheus sublucanus		coral snapping shrimp		96659	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas areteformis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas borradailei					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas djiboutensis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas indicus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas polynesia					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Athanas rhothionastes					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Automate gardineri				96683	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Metalpheus paragracilis					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Salmoneus tricristata				96687	Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus anceps					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus coutierei					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus laticeps					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus nilandensis oxyceros					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus paraneomeris					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus streptodactylus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native
Synalpheus tumidomanus					Probably Present		Breeder	Native

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 26 September 2007 National Park of American Samoa  (Marine Invertebrates)

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