Snapping Shrimps
Leptalpheus denticulatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–1 m
- For divers: safe
This tiny snapping shrimp lives as a lodger inside the burrows of much larger ghost shrimps on intertidal and shallow sand flats fringed by mangroves. Sheltered in a host's tunnel, it gives up the dramatic claw of its free living cousins for a quieter, hidden life.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Alpheidae › Leptalpheus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 515059.
FAQ
- How deep does the Snapping Shrimps live?
- The Snapping Shrimps (Leptalpheus denticulatus) is typically found at 0–1 m.
- Is the Snapping Shrimps dangerous to divers?
- The Snapping Shrimps is harmless to divers.