At least 14 species of snapping shrimp have been recorded in South Australian waters, according to the Atlas of Living Australia. This list is provisional, owing to the absence of records from the SA Museum from the ALA.
| Genus | Species | Common name | Described |
| Alpheus | australiensis | 1982, Banner & Banner | |
| Alpheus | bidens | Mottled snapping prawn | 1811, Olivier |
| Alpheus | gracilis | 1861, Heller | |
| Alpheus | novaezealandiae | New Zealand snapping prawn | 1876, Miers |
| Alpheus | parasocialis | Social snapping shrimp | 1982, Banner & Banner |
| Alpheus | richardsoni | Snapping shrimp | 1971, Yaldwin |
| Alpheus | villosus | Hairy snapping shrimp | 1811, Olivier |
| Athanas | granti | 1908, Coutière | |
| Athanas | parvus | 1910, de Man | |
| Betaeus | australis | 1860, Stimpson | |
| Synalpheus | fossor | 1875, Paul’son | |
| Synalpheus | neomerus | 1897, de Man | |
| Synalpheus | streptodactylus | 1905, Coutière | |
| Synalpheus | tumidomanus | Fat-handed snapping shrimp | 1875, Paul’son |
Last updated: 27 April 2015 – Dan Monceaux