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Alpheus

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Also known as snapping shrimp, snapping shrimps, pistol shrimp, pistol shrimps

genus of crustaceans

Species

テッポウエビ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMalacostraca
  4. OrderDecapoda
  5. FamilyAlpheidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations664
Observations recorded66,200

Here is a video showing the snapping mechanism of shrimps in the genus Alpheus

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,958
With media
765
Family
Alpheidae
Collections
AMNH, FCB-UANL, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UF, CAS
Recorded in
Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Kiribati, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Alpheidae
Image
Alpheus distinguendus.jpg
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taxon name
Alpheus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Alpheus
topic's main category
Category:Alpheus
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

Article · Italiano

Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 è un genere di crostacei appartenente alla famiglia Alpheidae. Il genere comprende oltre 250 specie. Caratteristica, come per altri gamberi, è la chela in grado di produrre rumore, utilizzata per la caccia. Alcune specie di questo genere vivono in simbiosi con i pesci della famiglia Gobiidae.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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