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Alpheus nuttingi   (Schmitt, 1924)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Florida Keys. C: Ref. 7873.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Abele, L.G. and W. Kim, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Snapping shrimp, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Malacostraca > Decapoda (Lobster, shrimp and crabs) > Alpheidae (snapping shrimps)

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

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 97531).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: USA, throughout the Caribbean and Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80375)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sandy substrates with abundant coral rubble and rocks, near Thalassia sp. beds, in crevices of coral rocks, among clumps of Halimeda sp. and sandy reefs of polychaetes (Ref. 80375).

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

Anker, A., C. Hurt and N. Knowlton. 2007. (Ref. 80375)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.4 - 28.3, mean 27.2 (based on 384 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.