Alpheus euphrosyne, Nymph snapping shrimp
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Alpheus euphrosyne   De Man, 1897

Nymph snapping shrimp
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Alpheidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 96 m (Ref. 107345).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: Kenya to Thailand, Philippines and Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cmmax. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 2823)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Minimum depth from Ref. 107346. Prefers shallow muddy, estuarine habitats (Ref. 69553). Found underneath rocks (Ref. 107345).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Chace, F.A. Jr. 1988 The caridean shrimps (Crustacea--Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 5, Family Alpheidae. Smithson. Contr. Zool. (466):1- 99. (Ref. 69553)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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