Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 28 765901
Scientific Name: Alpheus spp.

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca - Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.)
Family: 28 765 Alpheidae (snapping shrimps|pistol prawns)    show full list

Common Name: pistol prawns
Suggested Indexable Form: prawns, pistol
Common Names List: pistol prawns; snapping shrimps; clickers
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Prawn
Organism Type: a snapping shrimp

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes: This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 701112 (FISHLIST 701112).
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   28 765000 .. Alpheidae - undifferentiated .. pistol prawns
Child Codes (if any):
    28 765001 .. Alpheus villosus .. hairy pistol prawn
    28 765002 .. Alpheus astrinx .. candy-stripe pistol prawn
    28 765003 .. Alpheus edwardsi .. [a pistol prawn]
    28 765004 .. Alpheus euphrosyne .. [a pistol prawn]
    28 765005 .. Alpheus richardsoni .. [a pistol prawn]
    28 765006 .. Alpheus lottini .. coral snapping shrimp
    28 765007 .. Alpheus novaezealandiae .. New Zealand pistol prawn
    28 765013 .. Alpheus acutocarinus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765014 .. Alpheus acutofemoratus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765015 .. Alpheus alcyone .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765016 .. Alpheus amirantei sizou .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765017 .. Alpheus architectus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765018 .. Alpheus arethusa .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765019 .. Alpheus australiensis .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765020 .. Alpheus australosulcatus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765021 .. Alpheus balaenodigitus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765022 .. Alpheus bannerorum .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765023 .. Alpheus barbatus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765024 .. Alpheus bicostatus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765025 .. Alpheus bidens .. mottled snapping prawn
    28 765026 .. Alpheus bisincisus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765027 .. Alpheus brevicristatus .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765028 .. Alpheus brevirostris .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765029 .. Alpheus brucei .. [a snapping shrimp]
    28 765030 .. Alpheus bucephalus .. [a snapping shrimp]
Previous Codes (if any):
  00 701112, 701112

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: No
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: No

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