Synalpheus stimpsoni

(de Man, 1888)

Stimpsons Snapping Shrimp

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Australia and north to Japan.

Size: 1.5 inches (4 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!