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Alpheidae (also known as the snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp or alpheid shrimp [citation needed]) is a family within the infraorder caridea characterized by having ...
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Metabetaeus lohena has a widespread distribution in Hawaii where it is native to many islands. The species is also found on Easter Island. They live in anchialine pools, [2] which are landlocked bodies of water with underground connections to the ocean. These pools often possess fresh or brackish water near the surface, but saline water at depth.
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Alpheus deuteropus or the petroglyph shrimp is a snapper or pistol shrimp in the family Alpheidae. It lives on coral reefs in tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and in the Red Sea, as a commensal of corals such as Porites lobata. Its presence among the lobes leaves tunnels, cracks and grooves in the surface. [2]
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Contains four families, including Alpheidae, the family of pistol or snapping shrimp, and Hippolytidae a family of cleaner shrimp. [13] [15] Atyoidea: Atya gabonensis: Contains one family, Atyidae, with 42 genera. [12] They are present in all tropical and most temperate waters. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water ...
Alpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family Alpheidae.This genus contains in excess of 330 species, [1] making this the most species-rich genus of shrimp. [2] Like other snapping shrimp, the claws of Alpheus are asymmetrical, with one of the claws enlarged for making a popping noise. [3]