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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 ...
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900; Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968; Alpheus candei Guérin-Méneville, 1855; Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012; Alpheus cedrici Anker & De Grave, 2012
Alpheus angulosus; Alpheus armillatus; Alpheus estuariensis; Alpheus formosus; Alpheus heterochaelis; Alpheus intrinsecus; Alpheus normanni; Anchistioides antiguensis
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.
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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