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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 lives in burrows in symbiosis with certain goby species such as Cryptocentrus cinctus, Amblyeleotris guttata or Stonogobiops yasha. The shrimp digs and maintains the burrows which are the dens for both animals, while the goby acts as a watchman, warning of danger the shrimp cannot see due to poor eyesight. [8]
The bigclaw snapping shrimp feeds on worms, small crustaceans and fish such as gobies and pearlfish. It is itself eaten by the weakfish (Cynoscion regalis). It is often associated with the black-clawed mud crab (Panopeus herbstii), sharing the crab's burrow and remaining uneaten, even though this crab eats similar-sized shrimps of other species ...
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Synalpheus pinkfloydi, the Pink Floyd pistol shrimp, is a species of snapping shrimp in the genus Synalpheus. Described in 2017, it was named after the rock band Pink Floyd, in part because it has a distinctive "bright pink-red claw". [1] [2] The sound it makes by snapping the claw shut reaches 210 decibels, and can kill nearby small fish. [3]
Also known as pink speckled shrimp goby; scientific name cryptocentrus leptocephalus. Maximum length: 4.7 inches Wild habitat: Australia, Japan, Indonesia, East Pacific, Central/West Pacific.
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]
In fact, they are referred to as “Pistol Shrimp” because they release deadly air bubbles that can travel 82 feet per second to hit and kill whatever is in its path. 25. Amazon Kingfisher