Turtlegrass Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus pandionis
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 0–80 m
This snapping shrimp makes its home inside the canals of living sponges and also turns up among rubble, coarse calcareous bottoms and seagrass down to about eighty metres. One claw is enlarged into a snapping weapon that fires a stunning jet of water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Alpheidae › Synalpheus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 421765.
FAQ
- How deep does the Turtlegrass Snapping Shrimp live?
- The Turtlegrass Snapping Shrimp (Synalpheus pandionis) is typically found at 0–80 m.