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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 ...
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.
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, Society Islands, French Polynesia. [2]
The Alpheidae family is incredibly diverse with over 500 unique species across the world. Alpheus bellulus shares a translocation and inversion event of trnE in its mitogenome with several other Alpheus species but there is not enough evidence to say this is a shared commonality among the entire genus.
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 randalli is a species of snapping shrimp in the family Alpheidae. [1] It lives in the Marquesas Islands and parts of the Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles, in association with a goby of the genus Amblyeleotris. [2] The shrimp is transparent or white with prominent red markings. [2]
Alpheus heterochaelis, the bigclaw snapping shrimp, is a snapper or pistol shrimp in the family Alpheidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico . Description
Alpheus macrocheles is a marine species. [3] It can be found living underwater in fissures and hollows underneath rocks and boulders. [2] They generally favour larger boulders on the lower shoreline. [2]