Alpheus peasei

Author
(Armstrong, 1940)
Common Names
  • Orangetail Snapping Shrimp

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Alpheus peasei
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HRI-UNAM-BDMY
1
Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
10 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea–Tobago
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • hard substrate
  • loose rubble or coral fragments
  • epibiotic
  • coral reef
Microhabitat
  • dead coral rock
  • rock
  • cryptic fauna
References

  • Abele, L. G., and W. Kim. 1986. An Illustrated Guide to the Marine Decapod Crustaceans of Florida. State of Florida, Department of Environmental Regulation, Technical Series, Volume 8, Number 1, Parts1 & 2: 1–760.

  • Chace, F. A., Jr. 1972. The shrimps of the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions with a summary of West Indian shallow-water species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Natantia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 98: 1–179.

  • McClure, M. R. 2005. 5. Snapping shrimps. Pp. 119–201 in J. L. Hernández-Aguilera, J. A. Ruiz-Nuño, R. E. Toral-Almazán, and V. Arenas-Fuentes, eds. Camarones, Langostas y Cangrejos de la Costa Este de México, Volumen I. Econatura – CONABIO, México.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-28-2024.

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