Athanas
# Athanas

Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.

Some species, including A. djiboutensis, are called "bulldozer shrimp" because of the way that they push sand and small stones about.

## Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Athanas:

* Athanas ahyongi Anker & Komai, 2010
* Athanas alpheusophilus Marin, 2017
* Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951
* Athanas anatidactylus Anker & Marin, 2007
* Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
* Athanas daviei Anker, 2011
* Athanas dentirostris Anker, Jeng & Chan, 2001
* Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894
* Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897
* Athanas esakii Kubo, 1940
* Athanas exilis Komai & Henmi, 2023
* Athanas gracilipes Banner & Banner, 1978
* Athanas gracilis Boone, 1935
* Athanas granti Coutière, 1908
* Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
* Athanas hasswelli Coutière, 1908
* Athanas hongkongensis Bruce, 1990
* Athanas iranicus Anker, Naderloo & Marin, 2010
* Athanas ivoiriensis Anker & Ahyong, 2007
* Athanas japonicus Kubo, 1936
* Athanas jedanensis De Man, 1910
* Athanas locincertus Banner & Banner, 1973
* Athanas manticolus Duris & Anker, 2014
* Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
* Athanas mendax Ahyong, 2015
* Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
* Athanas naga Banner & Banner, 1966
* Athanas nitescens (Leach, 1814)
* Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951
* Athanas ohsimai Yokoya, 1936
* Athanas orientalis Pearson, 1905
* Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner & Banner, 1973
* Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
* Athanas philippei Anker & Ďuriš, 2022
* Athanas phyllocheles Banner & Banner, 1983
* Athanas polymorphus Kemp, 1915
* Athanas rhothionastes Banner & Banner, 1960
* Athanas shawnsmithi Anker, 2011
* Athanas squillophilus Hayashi, 2002
* Athanas stebbingii De Man, 1920
* Athanas sydneyensis Anker & Ahyong, 2007
* Athanas tenuipes De Man, 1910
