Sulawesi Shrimp

Caridina dennerli

• Cardinal / White SocksCommon names

  Names for the typical red, white-spotted species; not separate taxa. Source

• Blue GhostReported captive colour line

  Reported as a captive C. dennerli line. A temporary blue stress response in wild-type animals does not prove Blue Ghost ancestry or stable inheritance. Source

Caridina glaubrechti

• Red Orchid / Brown CamoCommon names

  Both names are used for C. glaubrechti. Red Orchid Zebra is separately treated as an unresolved trade identity. Source

Caridina striata

• Red Line SulawesiCommon name

  LIMNIC uses Red Line Sulawesi for this described species. A trade label alone does not authenticate a specimen. Source

Caridina caerulea

• Blue Leg PosoCommon name

  Blue appendages and tail markings identify the usual live appearance; not a blue variety of C. ensifera. Source

Caridina ensifera

• Glass Poso / Red-tail PosoCommon or descriptive names

  Red tail-fan spots belong to this species; White Orchid is assigned to C. poso. Source

Caridina loehae

• Red-banded form / Mini Blue BeeTrade and colour terminology

  Mini Blue Bee is reported in trade. The revision documents red animals turning blue under stress, so blue colour alone does not establish a distinct breeding line. Source

Caridina holthuisi

• Six Banded / Matano TigerCommon names

  A Matano trade name does not mean the species is restricted to Matano. Source

• Pale transverse bands / dorsal stripeNatural pattern variation

  Different pale patterns were recorded in the species description, without formal varietal status. Source

Caridina spinata

• Yellow Stripe / Yellow CheeksTrade form

  Appearance labels associated with C. spinata; not formal varieties or subspecies. Source

• Yellow Ring / Yellow SpottedTrade form

  Aquarium labels for yellow patterning. Identity and line stability need breeder records. Source

• Yellow NoseTrade form

  Named for yellow facial markings in the trade; not a separately described species. Source

Caridina woltereckae

• Harlequin / Celebes BeautyCommon names

  Often confused in trade with the distinct sponge-associated C. spongicola. Source

Caridina spongicola

• Sponge HarlequinDescriptive name

  Harlequin is shared with C. woltereckae; use the scientific name and documented habitat. Source

Caridina profundicola

• Sun StripeCommon name

  The usual paired yellow abdominal bands are species appearance, not a separate taxon. Source

Caridina longidigita

• Pink BoxerCommon name

  A trade label for the species, not a formally recognised pink subspecies. Source

Caridina poso

• White OrchidCommon name

  A distinct species described in 2021, not a variety of C. ensifera. Source

Caridina marlenae

• Spotty Red / Crystal Red PosoCommon names

  A Sulawesi species, unrelated to the use of Crystal Red as a bee-shrimp breeding-line label. Source

Caridina fusca

• Dark red-brown, white-bandedNatural appearance

  No formally described subspecies or verified commercial colour lines are established here. Source

Caridina mayamareenae

• Red-and-white female / translucent maleSex-related variation

  Colour differences between sexes must not be sold as distinct species or stable grades. Source

Caridina parvula

• Pale red / temporary blueNatural and stress-related appearance

  Blue after disturbance is not evidence of a heritable Blue variety. Source

Tigri / Red Tiger

Caridina sp. “Tigri”

Unresolved aquarium identity. No formal species name is assigned; red or brown tiger patterns do not prove a described taxon.

Red Orchid Zebra / Aristocrat

Caridina sp. “aristocrat”

Reported trade identity; not treated as a confirmed variety of C. glaubrechti.

Red Line Yellow Tail

Caridina sp.

Unresolved trade identity. A name resembling Red Line is insufficient to assign it to C. striata.

Yellow Socks

Reported captive hybrid

Keeper reports describe crosses involving C. spinata and C. dennerli. This is not a native species or a genetically verified conservation line.

Caridina boehmei

Central Sulawesi rivers

Riverine species; captive husbandry and visual identity require further verification.

Caridina butonensis

Buton Island streams

Island stream endemic; not a Poso or Malili lake species.

Caridina laroeha

Laroeha River, Sulawesi

Riverine endemic with a locality-specific scientific record.

Caridina leclerci

Maros subterranean waters

Cave specialist; included for biodiversity coverage, not proposed as an ornamental stock line.

Caridina linduensis

Lake Lindu

True lake inhabitant; distinguish from the two species described in the same revision.

Caridina dali

Lake Lindu and associated streams

Uses lake and stream habitats.

Caridina kaili

Streams around Lake Lindu

Obligate stream species rather than a lake inhabitant.

Gracidina longifrons

Maros, South Sulawesi

Listed as Caridina longifrons in older sources; accepted genus is Gracidina.

Caridina opaensis

Southeast Sulawesi

A separate described species; older Malili identifications require care.

Caridina pareparensis

Southern Sulawesi

Do not merge automatically with C. parvidentata.

Caridina parvidentata

Sulawesi, including the Napu Valley

Often associated with the Malawa trade name. Verify provenance and accepted identity instead of relying on the older compound name C. pareparensis parvidentata.

Caridina sulawesi

Maros and other Sulawesi river records

A species name, not a collective scientific name for every Sulawesi shrimp.

Caridina thomasi

Peleng Island

Satellite-island endemic; not a Malili lake species.

Caridina clandestina

Napu Valley, upper Lariang watershed

Described in 2023. Two feeding-appendage forms support scraping or filtering; they are not different species or sex-specific colour lines.

Marosina brevirostris

Maros subterranean rivers

Cave biodiversity record; ornamental suitability not established.

Marosina longirostris

Maros subterranean rivers

Cave biodiversity record; ornamental suitability not established.

Parisia deharvengi

Tanette cave, Maros

Cave biodiversity record; ornamental suitability not established.