Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Alpheidae (Family) Snapping Shrimps
          └Alpheus (Genus)
           └A. armatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 421729🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295186🔗

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