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Snapping Shrimps
Alpheidae
Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid shrimp.
48 branches of this family, most-observed first
Alpheus
genusAlpheus
Athanas
genusAthanas
Synalpheus
genusSynalpheus
Betaeus
genusBetaeus
Betaeopsis
genusBetaeopsis
Arete
genusArete
Alpheopsis
genusAlpheopsis
Metabetaeus
genusMetabetaeus
Automate
genusAutomate
Salmoneus
genusSalmoneus
Potamalpheops
genusPotamalpheops
Metalpheus
genusMetalpheus
Athanopsis
genusAthanopsis
Triacanthoneus
genusTriacanthoneus
Aretopsis
genusAretopsis
Leptalpheus
genusLeptalpheus
Racilius
genusRacilius
Thuylamea
genusThuylamea
Coronalpheus
genusCoronalpheus
Yagerocaris
genusYagerocaris
Rugathanas
genusRugathanas
Pomagnathus
genusPomagnathus
Prionalpheus
genusPrionalpheus
Stenalpheops
genusStenalpheops
Vexillipar
genusVexillipar
Caligoneus
genusCaligoneus
Acanthanas
genusAcanthanas
Amphibetaeus
genusAmphibetaeus
Bannereus
genusBannereus
Batella
genusBatella
Bermudacaris
genusBermudacaris
Bruceopsis
genusBruceopsis
Coutieralpheus
genusCoutieralpheus
Deioneus
genusDeioneus
Fenneralpheus
genusFenneralpheus
Harperalpheus
genusHarperalpheus
Jengalpheops
genusJengalpheops
Leptathanas
genusLeptathanas
Leslibetaeus
genusLeslibetaeus
Mohocaris
genusMohocaris
Orygmalpheus
genusOrygmalpheus
Parabetaeus
genusParabetaeus
Pseudalpheopsis
genusPseudalpheopsis
Pseudathanas
genusPseudathanas
Pterocaris
genusPterocaris
Richalpheus
genusRichalpheus
Notalpheus
genusNotalpheus
Nennalpheus
genusNennalpheus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51196.