Snapping Shrimps
Alpheus frontalis
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–200 m
- For divers: safe
This snapping shrimp shelters under perforated stones and dead coral, weaving soft web like tubes through filamentous algae from the shore down past a hundred metres. It feeds by breaking into the algal mesh, and like its kin carries one claw built to snap.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Alpheidae › Alpheus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210549.
FAQ
- How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?
- The Snapping Shrimps (Alpheus frontalis) is typically found at 0–200 m.
- Is the Snapping Shrimps dangerous to divers?
- The Snapping Shrimps is harmless to divers.