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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.
An annotated checklist of the alpheid shrimp from the western Indian Ocean = Liste commentée des crevettes alpheides de l'Océan Indien occidenta. Paris: Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer. ISBN 978-2-7099-0676-0. Bowman, Thomas E., and Lawrence G. Abele / Lawrence G. Abele, ed. / Dorothy E. Bliss, ed.-in-chief. 1982.
In the narrower sense, Synalpheus occur in the eastern Pacific where they are most plentiful and probably originated, and to a lesser extent in the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean; the species placed in Zuzalpheus occur mainly in the western Atlantic where their lineage probably originated, and to a lesser extent in the eastern Atlantic and Indian Ocean, and the eastern Pacific.
Metabetaeus mcphersonae is a marine species of alpheid shrimp [1] native to French Polynesia. The species has only been recorded to live in coral reef habitats off the coast of Moorea of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. [2] Unlike other species within the genus, M. mcphersonae is associated exclusively with coral reef habitat. [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]
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] Shrimp possess large claws and a clearly visible mandibular spot. [5] Females once gravid will produce a mass of 20 to 29 eggs. [4]
1 language. Nederlands; ... Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the ... Athanas areteformis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping ...
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