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Synalpheus

Synalpheus demani

Borradaile, 1900

De Mans Snapping Shrimp

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits only the central disc of crinoids, usually Comanthina schlegeli.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Family: Alpheidae

    Genus: Synalpheus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild!

 Synalpheus demani (De Mans Snapping Shrimp)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
 Synalpheus demani (De Mans Snapping Shrimp)
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