How deep does the Loggerhead Snapping Shrimp live?

The Loggerhead Snapping Shrimp (Synalpheus pectiniger) is typically found at 0–52 m.

Loggerhead Snapping Shrimp

Synalpheus pectiniger

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–52 m

A snapping shrimp that lives inside the canals of sponges, the loggerhead snapping shrimp also turns up among seagrass and submerged plants down to about 52 metres. Some of its relatives form colonies with a single breeding queen, a rare social system among the sea's invertebrates.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 421767.

FAQ

How deep does the Loggerhead Snapping Shrimp live?: The Loggerhead Snapping Shrimp (Synalpheus pectiniger) is typically found at 0–52 m.