How deep does the Snapping Shrimp live?

The Snapping Shrimp (Alpheopsis aequalis) is typically found at 0–80 m.

Snapping Shrimp

Alpheopsis aequalis

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–80 m

A snapping shrimp of the intertidal, it lives in the shallows down to about eighty metres and keeps loose company with the cockscomb oyster. Like others in its family it carries one oversized claw that it can cock and fire to stun small prey with a snap.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220235.

FAQ

How deep does the Snapping Shrimp live?: The Snapping Shrimp (Alpheopsis aequalis) is typically found at 0–80 m.