Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Red Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus armatus
Red Snapping Shrimp
Category: Snapping Shrimps
Scientific Name: Alpheus armatus
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Caridea (Infraorder)
      └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
       └Alpheidae (Family)
        └Alpheus (Genus)





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