How deep does the Sand Snapping Shrimp live?

The Sand Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus floridanus) is typically found at 0–122 m.

Sand Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus floridanus

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–122 m

The sand snapping shrimp digs into coarse sand, mud and coralline rubble from the shallows down to about a hundred and twenty metres. One claw is enlarged into a snapping weapon that closes with a sharp crack to stun prey.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 240707.

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How deep does the Sand Snapping Shrimp live?: The Sand Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus floridanus) is typically found at 0–122 m.