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  2. Alpheus heterochaelis - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of Alpheus species - Wikipedia

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    Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900; Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968; Alpheus candei Guérin-Méneville, 1855; Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012; Alpheus cedrici Anker & De Grave, 2012

  4. List of Atlantic decapod species - Wikipedia

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    Alpheus angulosus; Alpheus armillatus; Alpheus estuariensis; Alpheus formosus; Alpheus heterochaelis; Alpheus intrinsecus; Alpheus normanni; Anchistioides antiguensis

  5. Chelae - Wikipedia

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    An example of specialization of these asymmetrical chelae can be seen in the Alpheus heterochaelis, the bigclaw snapping shrimp. The enlarged snapping claws of these shrimp are capable of snapping shut with such force to shoot a jet of water and create a loud popping noise, which they use to deter predators and other members of their species.

  6. Alpheus (crustacean) - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  7. Category:Alpheidae - Wikipedia

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  8. Portal:Crustaceans/Did you know/30 - Wikipedia

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    Alpheus heterochaelis (Decapoda: Alpheidae)... that the sound produced by Alpheus heterochaelis (pictured) results from the bursting of a cavitation bubble?... that Gnathia marleyi was named after Bob Marley?... that the barnacles Balanus eburneus and Balanus improvisus have extended their ranges by fouling the hulls of ships?

  9. Portal:Crustaceans/Did you know - Wikipedia

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    Portal:Crustaceans/Did you know/1. Palaemon serratus (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)... that Palaemon serratus (pictured) is the British Isles' largest native shrimp?... that Thalassina anomala, a mud lobster found in Indo-Pacific mangrove swamps, is used in Thailand in powdered form or steeped in alcohol as a remedy for asthma?