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Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > prawns and shrimps > Family Alpheidae
Commensal snapping shrimp
awaiting identification*
Family Alpheidae
updated Oct 08
Where seen? This tiny snapping shrimp is often found under stones and inside sponges. Often found in pairs.

Features: Body 1-2cm long. Usually translucent.

While snapping shrimps are also often seen in ball soft corals.

In a sponge.
Chek Jawa, Feb 02

Commensal snapping shrimps on Singapore shores


Changi, Jul 02

Under a stone.

Changi, May 08

Under a stone.

East Coast, Aug 08

Under a stone.


Changi, Jun 11

Changi, Jun 11

Changi, Jun 11


*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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