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Alpheus

Alpheus pacificus

Dana, 1852

Snapping Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Size: 1.5 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble bottom areas living in lagoons, reef backs, under stones and in self-dug burrows.

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 pacificus (Snapping Shrimp)
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