How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?

The Snapping Shrimps (Alpheus paradentipes) is typically found at 0–504 m.

Snapping Shrimps

Alpheus paradentipes

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–504 m

A snapping shrimp found both offshore and inside sponges, this species has turned up living within sponge canals well over a hundred metres down. Like its relatives it wields a single enlarged claw that snaps shut to stun prey and ward off rivals.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 514930.

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How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?: The Snapping Shrimps (Alpheus paradentipes) is typically found at 0–504 m.