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Athanas
Sign in to saveAthanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.
Species
ムラサキエビ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- FamilyAlpheidae
Habitatmarine
Observations3,302
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 320
- With media
- 72
- Family
- Alpheidae
- Collections
- USNM, AMNH, CAS, NMV, MNHN, AM
- Recorded in
- French Polynesia, Philippines, Thailand, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Nouvelle-Caledonie
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Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.
Some species, including A. djiboutensis, are called "bulldozer shrimp" because of the way that they push sand and small stones about.
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