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Arthropoda - Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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CategoryAbbreviationCriteria
Not ThreatenedLeast ConcernLCNot approaching threatened status
Near-ThreatenedNTClose to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
ThreatenedVulnerableVUThere are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
EndangeredENThere are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Critically EndangeredCRThere 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 & ExtinctionPresumed Nationally ExtinctNExThe species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Globally ExtinctEXThe species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other CategoriesData DeficientDDInadequate information to make an informed assessment
Not ApplicableNASpecies that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
Not EvaluatedNESpecies that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
Not ListedNLSpecies not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)
FamilyGenusSpeciesAuthorityCommon NameRDB2RDB3
GecarcinucidaeIrmengardiajohnsoniNg & Yang, 1985Johnson's Freshwater CrabENVU
GecarcinucidaeParathelphusamaculataDe Man 1879Lowland Freshwater CrabNot ListedLC
GecarcinucidaeParathelphusareticulataNg, 1990Swamp Forest CrabENEN
PotamidaeJohorasingaporensisNg , 1986Singapore Freshwater CrabENEN
SesarmidaeGeosesarmaperaccae(Nobili, 1903)Peracca's Land CrabVUVU
SesarmidaeGeosesarmanemesisNg, 1986Little Land CrabENEN
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumequidens(Dana, 1852)Rough River PrawnNot ListedEN
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiummalayanum(Roux, 1934)Malayan River PrawnNot ListedLC
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumplatychelesOu & Yeo, 1995Torrent PrawnCRCR
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumsundaicum(Heller, 1862)Sunda River PrawnNot ListedVU
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumpilimanus(De Man, 1879)Muff River PrawnNot ListedEN
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumrosenbergii(De Man, 1879)Giant River PrawnNExNEx
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumscabriculum(Heller, 1862)Goda River PrawnNot ListedNEx
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumneglectum(De Man, 1905)Java River PrawnNot ListedNEx
PalaemonidaeMacrobrachiumidae(Heller, 1862)Orana River PrawnNExNEx
AtyidaeCaridinapeninsularisKemp, 1918Peninsular CaridinaNot ListedEN
AtyidaeCaridinagracilirostrisDe Man, 1892Needlenose CaridinaNot ListedEN
AtyidaeCaridinapropinquaDe Man, 1908Bengal CaridinaNot ListedVU
AtyidaeCaridinasumatrensisDe Man, 1892Sumatra CaridinaNot ListedNEx
AtyidaeCaridinagracilipesDe Man, 1892Slender-legged CaridinaNot ListedCR
AtyidaeCaridinabruneianaChoy, 1992Brunei CaridinaNot ListedNEx
AtyidaeCaridinatemasekChoy & Ng, 1991Temasek CaridinaENEN
AtyidaeCaridinajohnsoniCai, Ng & Choy, 2007Johnson's CaridinaNot ListedLC
AtyidaeCaridinamalayensisCai, Ng & Choy, 2007Malayan CaridinaNot ListedEN
AlpheidaePotamalpheopsamnicusYeo & Ng, 1997Riverine Alpheid ShrimpENEN