Alpheidae

Alpheidae (also known as the snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp, or cracker shrimp) is a family of the shrimp infraorder Caridea that is characterized by having an enlarged and highly modified chelae ("claws") on one leg of their first pair, which is used for various purposes. Around half of the species, such as those in the genus Potamalpheops, lack this trait and have been dubbed "non-snapping shrimp".

genus of crustaceans

species of snapping shrimp, named after Pink Floyd

Alpheopsis is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. Several species of the genus have been known to share the same burrows with members of different species. They are inhabitants of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

Synalpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family Alpheidae, presently containing more than 160 species; new ones are described on a regular basis, and the exact number even of described species is disputed.

Betaeus is a genus of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, containing the following species:

Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

Leptalpheus is a genus of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, containing the following species:

genus of crustaceans

Metabetaeus is a genus of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, comprising four species: Metabetaeus lapillicola Yamashita, Komai & Kon, 2023 Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960 Metabetaeus mcphersonae Anker, 2010 Metabetaeus minutus (Whitelegge, 1897)

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

species of crustacean

genus of crustaceans

species of crustacean

species of shrimp

species of shrimp

genus of crustaceans

Potamalpheops is a genus of shrimp in the family Alpheidae. It was originally erected by Powell in 1979 to house species from Africa. Later, Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. realised that the troglobitic shrimp he had described in 1973 from Oaxaca, Mexico as Alpheopsis stygicola, also belonged to the genus, and in 1991, A. J. Bruce described a new species from Australia, further expanding the genus' geographical range. It is now thought to represent a relict taxon from the Tethys Sea.

species of crustacean

species of crustacean