OCEAN-UKRAINE - Crangon Fabricius, 1798

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Crangon Fabricius, 1798

Picture of Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

107007 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:107007)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cancer crangon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by absolute tautonymy)

Parent

Crangonidae Haworth, 1825

Original name

Crangon Fabricius, 1798

Synonymised names

Bannikovia Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Crago Lamarck, 1801 · unaccepted (name placed on the Official Index...)

name placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology (Opinion 334, 1955)

Crangon (Crangon) Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted (superseded status)

Crangonus Rafinesque, 1815 · unaccepted (name placed on the Official Index...)

name placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology (Opinion 334, 1955)

Longitergite Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Steiracrangon Kinahan, 1862 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Crangon affinis De Haan, 1849
Species Crangon alaskensis Lockington, 1877
Species Crangon alba Holmes, 1900
Species Crangon allmanni Kinahan, 1860
Species Crangon amurensis Bražnikov, 1907
Species Crangon capensis Stimpson, 1860
Species Crangon cassiope De Man, 1906
Species Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Crangon dalli Rathbun, 1902
Species Crangon franciscorum Stimpson, 1856
Species Crangon hakodatei Rathbun, 1902
Species Crangon handi Kuris & Carlton, 1977
Species Crangon holmesi Rathbun, 1902
Species Crangon lockingtonii Holmes, 1904
Species Crangon nigricauda Stimpson, 1856
Species Crangon nigromaculata Lockington, 1877
Species Crangon propinquus Stimpson, 1860
Species Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818
Species Crangon uritai Hayashi & Kim, 1999
Subgenus Crangon (Crangon) Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Crangon Fabricius, 1798 (superseded status)
1. Species Crangon (Crangon) sagamiense Balss, 1913 accepted as Neocrangon sagamiensis (Balss, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Crangon (Notocrangon) Coutière, 1900 accepted as Notocrangon Coutière, 1900 (superseded status)
1. Species Crangon (Notocrangon) antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887) accepted as Notocrangon antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Crangon (Sclerocrangon) G.O. Sars, 1883 accepted as Sclerocrangon G.O. Sars, 1883 (superseded status)
1. Species Crangon (Sclerocrangon) angusticauda De Haan, 1844 accepted as Syncrangon angusticauda (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Crangon (Sclerocrangon) sharpi Ortmann, 1896 accepted as Rhynocrangon sharpi (Ortmann, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon abyssorum Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Neocrangon abyssorum (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon acclivis Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metacrangon acclivis (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon albatrossae Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus albatrossae (AH Banner, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon andamanensis Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 accepted as Parapontocaris andamanensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon angusticauda De Haan, 1844 accepted as Syncrangon angusticauda (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887 accepted as Notocrangon antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon arenensis Chace, 1937 accepted as Alpheus arenensis (Chace, 1937) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon australis Thomson, 1879 accepted as Philocheras australis (Thomson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon barbadensis Schmitt, 1924 accepted as Alpheus barbadensis (Schmitt, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon batei Kingsley, 1883 accepted as Philocheras intermedius (Spence Bate, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon bengalensis Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 accepted as Parapontocaris bengalensis (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon bidentatus De Haan, 1844 accepted as Philocheras bidentatus (De Haan, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) accepted as Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon boreas (Phipps, 1774) accepted as Sclerocrangon boreas (Phipps, 1774) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon brachymerus Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus brachymerus (AH Banner, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon carinicauda Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Philocheras carinicauda (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon catapractus (Olivi, 1792) accepted as Aegaeon cataphractus (Olivi, 1792) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Crangon communis Rathbun, 1899 accepted as Neocrangon communis (Rathbun, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon consobrinus De Man, 1906 accepted as Crangon affinis De Haan, 1849 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon crockeri Armstrong, 1941 accepted as Alpheus crockeri (Armstrong, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon cymodocea Price, 1971 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Crangon echinulatus M. Sars, 1862 accepted as Philocheras echinulatus (M. Sars, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon edmondsoni Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon fasciatus Risso, 1816 accepted as Philocheras fasciatus (Risso, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon geniculata Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Neocrangon geniculata (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon gracilis (Heller, 1861) accepted as Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon hailstonei (Coutière, 1905) accepted as Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon hawaiiensis Edmondson, 1925 accepted as Metalpheus hawaiiensis (Edmondson, 1925) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon heterocarpus Yu, 1935 accepted as Alpheus heterocarpus (Yu, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon homochirus Yu, 1935 accepted as Alpheus homochirus (Yu, 1935) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon intermedius Spence Bate, 1864 accepted as Philocheras intermedius (Spence Bate, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon intermedius Stimpson, 1860 accepted as Mesocrangon intermedia (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon joloensis De Man, 1929 accepted as Neocrangon joloensis (De Man, 1929) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon lacazei Gourret, 1887 accepted as Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon laevis Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Metacrangon laevis (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon langi Schmitt, 1926 accepted as Alpheus pontederiae de Rochebrune, 1883 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon lar Owen, 1839 accepted as Argis lar (Owen, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon latipes Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus lottini Guérin, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon laysani Edmondson, 1925 accepted as Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon longirostris Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Metacrangon longirostris (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon maculosus Rathke, 1836 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon munitellus Walker, 1898 accepted as Mesocrangon munitella (Walker, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon munitus Dana, 1852 accepted as Metacrangon munita (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon nanus Krøyer, 1843 accepted as Philocheras bispinosus bispinosus (Hailstone, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon nanus Banner, 1953 accepted as Metalpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon nipponensis Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Metacrangon nipponensis (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon norvegicus M. Sars, 1861 accepted as Pontophilus norvegicus (M. Sars, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon nuttingi Schmitt, 1924 accepted as Alpheus nuttingi (Schmitt, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon oahuensis Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus oahuensis (AH Banner, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon peasei Armstrong, 1940 accepted as Alpheus peasei (Armstrong, 1940) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon platyunguiculata Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus platyunguiculatus (AH Banner, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon pseudopugnax Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus pseudopugnax (AH Banner, 1953) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon rathbunae Schmitt, 1924 accepted as Alpheus simus Guérin-Méneville, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon resima Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Neocrangon resima (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon rubro punctatus Risso, 1816 accepted as Crangon rubropunctatus Risso, 1816 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
Species Crangon rubropunctatus Risso, 1816 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon sagamiensis Balss, 1913 accepted as Neocrangon sagamiensis (Balss, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon salebrosus Owen, 1839 accepted as Sclerocrangon salebrosa (Owen, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon schillinus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon sculptus Bell, 1847 accepted as Philocheras sculptus (Bell, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon septemcarinata Sabine, 1824 accepted as Sabinea septemcarinata (Sabine, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon septemcarinatus Sabine, 1824 accepted as Crangon septemcarinata Sabine, 1824 accepted as Sabinea septemcarinata (Sabine, 1824) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Crangon septemspinosus Say, 1818 accepted as Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon serratus Norman, 1862 accepted as Philocheras echinulatus (M. Sars, 1862) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon spinirostris Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metacrangon spinirostris (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon spinosissima Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metacrangon spinosissima (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon spinosus Leach, 1816 accepted as Pontophilus spinosus (Leach, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon stylirostris Holmes, 1900 accepted as Lissocrangon stylirostris (Holmes, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon tenuifrons Kingsley, 1883 accepted as Mesocrangon intermedia (Stimpson, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon togatus Armstrong, 1940 accepted as Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon trigonorostris Yokoya, 1933 accepted as Metacrangon trigonorostris (Yokoya, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon trispinosus (Hailstone in Hailstone & Westwood, 1835) accepted as Philocheras trispinosus (Hailstone in Hailstone & Westwood, 1835) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon tuthilli Banner, 1953 accepted as Alpheus crockeri (Armstrong, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon variabilis Rathbun, 1902 accepted as Metacrangon variabilis (Rathbun, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon verrilli Schmitt, 1924 accepted as Alpheus verrilli (Schmitt, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon viridari Armstrong, 1949 accepted as Alpheus viridari (Armstrong, 1949) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Crangon vulgaris Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Crangon crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Crangon marginatus Fabricius, 1798 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]

Taxonomic citation

DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Crangon Fabricius, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107007 on 2025-07-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Türkay, Michael

2010-09-09 09:49:35Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

2011-12-01 06:37:19Z

changed

Fransen, Charles

2022-05-07 08:09:57Z

changed

de Mazancourt, Valentin

2022-09-07 07:20:34Z

changed

De Grave, Sammy

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Nomenclature

original description Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932 [details]

original description (of Crangonus Rafinesque, 1815) Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN [details]

original description (of Crago Lamarck, 1801) Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris. : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]

original description (of Steiracrangon Kinahan, 1862) Kinahan, J.R., 1862. On the Britannic species of Crangon and Galathea; with some remarks on the homologies of these groups.— Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 24: 45-113. [details]

original description (of Longitergite Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 †) Garassino, A.; Teruzzi, G. (1996). The genera Longitergite nov. and Bannikovia nov. in the Lower Miocene of N Caucasus (Russia) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Atti della Società italiana di Scienze naturali e del Museo civico di Storia naturale in Milano. 136(1): 3-14. [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Bannikovia Garassino & Teruzzi, 1996 †) Garassino, A.; Teruzzi, G. (1996). The genera Longitergite nov. and Bannikovia nov. in the Lower Miocene of N Caucasus (Russia) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Atti della Società italiana di Scienze naturali e del Museo civico di Storia naturale in Milano. 136(1): 3-14. [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]