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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 asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound.
The tiger pistol shrimp dwells in sandy, muddy and detrital substratum in shallow waters until 20 m. The structure of the burrows made by A. bellulus, studied through resin casting, show the three-dimensional shape, and provide insight on the construction habits of the species. A.bellulus rely on burrows for shelter and protection. In the ...
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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]
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]
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Metabetaeus lohena is an alpheid scavenger, which will also hunt small anchialine invertebrates. [4] M. lohena grows to lengths of 18 mm and are pale pink to vibrant red in colour. [5]
[1] S. pinkfloydi, found on the eastern Pacific, is related and visually similar to the western Atlantic S. antillensis with a 10.2% sequence divergence in the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. [1] In a nod to the species' namesake, the paper describing it said it is "unlikely to occur on the Dark Side of the Moon due to lack of suitable ...