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Alpheus richardsoni Pistol shrimp, Richardson's Snapping Shrimp, Snapping shrimp

Alpheus richardsoniis commonly referred to as Pistol shrimp, Richardson's Snapping Shrimp, Snapping shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Alpheus richardsoni, Auckland, New Zealand 2021


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
11638 
AphiaID:
514956 
Scientific:
Alpheus richardsoni 
German:
Knallkrebs 
English:
Pistol Shrimp, Richardson's Snapping Shrimp, Snapping Shrimp 
Category:
Pistolreke 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Alpheidae (Family) > Alpheus (Genus) > richardsoni (Species) 
Initial determination:
Yaldwyn, 1971 
Occurrence:
Australia, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Queensland (Australia) 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Detritus, Fish eggs, Krill, Mysis, Symbiotic community, Worms, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-10-17 01:04:35 

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Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971

This species has a dark green-brown body with small red spots. One of its claws larger than the other

Habitat: Estuaries, mangrove swamps, reefs and seaweed areas, where the pistol shrimp burries holes to about 30 cm deep.

Synonym: Alpheus euphrosyne richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971

External links

  1. Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Rod Morris (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Port Phillip Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Port Stephens Marine Life (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. Übersicht Alpheus Arten (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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