Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
Site Supported in Part by:
Premium Aquatics 

Alpheus

Alpheus djeddensis

Coutiere, 1897

Dijibouti Pistol Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef.

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble bottom areas living in caves/burrows with various goby species.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Alpheidae

    Genus: Alpheus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Alpheus djeddensis (Dijibouti Pistol Shrimp)
Photo © edge-of-reef.com
 Alpheus djeddensis (Dijibouti Pistol Shrimp)
Photo © Wikimedia
Site Supported in Part by:
AquaLogic