Twistclaw Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus clamator

• Group: Shrimp

A pistol shrimp of the cold Pacific coast, it shelters in kelp holdfasts, sponge masses and rocky tide pools at the lowest tide line. Its enlarged claw snaps shut to fire a cavitation bubble that stuns prey and warns off rivals.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 514851.