How deep does the Snapping Shrimp live?

The Snapping Shrimp (Synalpheus rathbunae) is typically found at 0–50 m.

Snapping Shrimp

Synalpheus rathbunae

Group: Shrimp
Typical depth: 0–50 m

This snapping shrimp lives among rubble and coarse calcareous bottoms and, unusually, forms eusocial colonies where many individuals share a single sponge home. Like its relatives it can fire a stunning shockwave from one enlarged claw.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 421768.

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How deep does the Snapping Shrimp live?: The Snapping Shrimp (Synalpheus rathbunae) is typically found at 0–50 m.