List of freshwater aquarium invertebrate species
This is a list of invertebrates, animals without a backbone, that are commonly kept in freshwater aquaria by hobby aquarists. Numerous shrimp species of various kinds, crayfish, a number of freshwater snail species, and at least one freshwater clam species are found in freshwater aquaria.
- Atyaephyra desmaresti, Iberian/European dwarf shrimp
- Atyoida pilipes Green lace shrimp
- Atyopsis moluccensis, Bamboo Shrimp
- Caridina cf. babaulti var. green, green shrimp
- Caridina babaulti var. malaya, Malayan dwarf shrimp
- Caridina babaulti var. stripes, striped shrimp
- Caridina gracilirostris, red nose shrimp
- Caridina cf. gracilirostris, white-nose Shrimp
- Caridina multidentata, Amano shrimp
- Caridina cf. cantonensis var. bee, bee shrimp
- Caridina cf. cantonensis var. blue tiger, blue tiger shrimp
- Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal black, crystal black shrimp
- Caridina cf. cantonensis var. crystal red, crystal red shrimp
- Caridina cf. cantonensis var. tiger, tiger shrimp
- Caridina cf. propinqua, tangerine shrimp
- Caridina cf. serrata var. chinese zebra, Chinese zebra shrimp
- Caridina sp., Indian Dwarf Shrimp
- Caridina sp., Indian Whitebanded Shrimp
- Caridina woltereckae, Sulawesi harlequin shrimp
- Caridina dennerli, Sulawesi cardinal shrimp
- Caridina cf. breviata, bumblebee shrimp
- Caridina sp., black midget shrimp
- Caridina serratirostris, Ninja Shrimp
- Caridina pareparensis parvidentata, malawa shrimp
- Caridina simoni simoni, Sri Lankan Dwarf shrimp
- Desmocaris elongata, Guinea Swamp Shrimp
- Euryrhynchus amazoniensis, Amazon zebra shrimp
- Macrobrachium assamensis, Red claw shrimp
- Macrobrachium dayanum, Rusty longarm shrimp
- Macrobrachium eriocheirum, Fuzzy claw shrimp
- Macrobrachium faustinum, Caribbean longarm shrimp
- Macrobrachium kulsiense, Sand shrimp
- Macrobrachium lanchesteri, a.k.a. Cryphiops lanchesteri, Riceland prawn
- Micratya poeyi, Caribbean dwarf filter shrimp
- Neocaridina heteropoda (wild type), Wild type cherry shrimp
- Neocaridina heteropoda var. red, Cherry shrimp
- Neocaridina heteropoda var. yellow, Yellow shrimp
- Neocaridina heteropoda var. blue, Taiwan Pale Blue Shrimp
- Neocaridina palmata, Marbled dwarf shrimp
- Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. blue pearl, Blue pearl shrimp
- Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white, Snowball shrimp
- Palaemonetes ivonicus, amazon glass shrimp
- Palaemonetes paludosus, American ghost (glass, grass) shrimp
- Potamalpheops sp., purple zebra shrimp
- Xiphocaris elongata, Yellow nose shrimp
- Limnopilos naiyanetri, Thai Micro Crabs
- Lepidurus apus, golden tadpole shrimp
- Triops longicaudatus, longtail tadpole shrimp
- Triops australiensis, Australian tadpole shrimp
- Triops cancriformis, European tadpole shrimp
- Triops granarius, Asian tadpole shrimp
- Triops newberryi, desert tadpole shrimp
- Branchinella thailandensis, Thai fairy shrimp
- Branchinecta mackini, alkali fairy shrimp
- Branchinecta gigas, giant fairy shrimp
- Thamnocephalus platyurus, beavertail fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus sealii, redtail fairy shrimp
- Streptocephalus sp., dry lake fairy shrimp
- Brachinecta sp., winter fairy shrimp
- Daphnia magna, large water flea
- Daphnia pulex, common water flea
- Moina, Japanese water flea
- Diplostraca, clam shrimp
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