How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?

The Snapping Shrimps (Alpheus parvirostris) is typically found at 0–32 m.

Snapping Shrimps

Alpheus parvirostris

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–32 m

A snapping shrimp of reef flats, it cocks one oversized claw and fires it shut with a crack loud enough to stun small prey. It lives in dead and living coral and inside sponges, from the intertidal down to about 32 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Alpheidae › Alpheus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210506.

FAQ

How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?: The Snapping Shrimps (Alpheus parvirostris) is typically found at 0–32 m.