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Freshwater Decapod

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is intended to be published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book in future.

You may find information regarding the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Red Data Book version 2 (RDB2) and Red Data Book version 3 (RDB3) conservation statuses. The IUCN conservation status is assessed globally while the RDB2 and RDB3 conservation statuses are assessed locally.

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.

Checklist of freshwater decapod from Singapore

Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Authority Common Name Global IUCN Status RDB2 Status RDB3 Status
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Gecarcinucidae Irmengardia johnsoni Ng & Yang, 1985 Johnson's Freshwater Crab VU EN VU
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Gecarcinucidae Parathelphusa maculata De Man 1879 Lowland Freshwater Crab LC Not Listed LC
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Gecarcinucidae Parathelphusa reticulata Ng, 1990 Swamp Forest Crab CR EN EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Potamidae Johora singaporensis Ng , 1986 Singapore Freshwater Crab CR EN EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Sesarmidae Geosesarma peraccae (Nobili, 1903) Peracca's Land Crab Not Listed VU VU
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Sesarmidae Geosesarma nemesis Ng, 1986 Little Land Crab Not Listed EN EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium equidens (Dana, 1852) Rough River Prawn LC Not Listed EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium malayanum (Roux, 1934) Malayan River Prawn LC Not Listed LC
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium platycheles Ou & Yeo, 1995 Torrent Prawn LC CR CR
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium sundaicum (Heller, 1862) Sunda River Prawn LC Not Listed VU
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium pilimanus (De Man, 1879) Muff River Prawn LC Not Listed EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) Giant River Prawn LC NEx NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862) Goda River Prawn LC Not Listed NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium neglectum (De Man, 1905) Java River Prawn LC Not Listed NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Palaemonidae Macrobrachium idae (Heller, 1862) Orana River Prawn LC NEx NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina peninsularis Kemp, 1918 Peninsular Caridina LC Not Listed EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892 Needlenose Caridina LC Not Listed EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina propinqua De Man, 1908 Bengal Caridina LC Not Listed VU
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina sumatrensis De Man, 1892 Sumatra Caridina LC Not Listed NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina gracilipes De Man, 1892 Slender-legged Caridina LC Not Listed CR
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina bruneiana Choy, 1992 Brunei Caridina LC Not Listed NEx
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina temasek Choy & Ng, 1991 Temasek Caridina LC EN EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina johnsoni Cai, Ng & Choy, 2007 Johnson's Caridina LC Not Listed LC
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Atyidae Caridina malayensis Cai, Ng & Choy, 2007 Malayan Caridina LC Not Listed EN
Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Alpheidae Potamalpheops amnicus Yeo & Ng, 1997 Riverine Alpheid Shrimp EN EN EN

 

The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:

 

Category

Abbreviation

Criteria

Not Threatened

Least Concern

LC

Not approaching the above criteria

Near-Threatened

NT

Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria

Threatened

Vulnerable

VU

There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.

Endangered

EN

There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Critically Endangered

CR

There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.

Extirpation

&

Extinction

Presumed Nationally Extinct

NEx

The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.

Globally Extinct

EX

The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Categories

Data Deficient

DD

Inadequate information to make an informed assessment

Not Applicable

NA

Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)

Not Evaluated

 

NE

Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria

Not Listed

NL

Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason


Last updated on 16 June 2023

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