Alpheidae (snapping shrimps) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m |
Indo-Pacific: South Africa to Japan, Australia and the Society Islands. |
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Minimum depth from Ref. 96667. Intertidal to subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found in low tide areas to a depth of 130 m (Ref. 69553). Occurs in shallow infralittoral zone. Underneath perforated stones or dead corals, living in soft, web-like tubes of filamentous algae, particularly greenish-brown Oscillaria and reddish-brown Ceramium. Feeds by penetrating the algal web and spinning off pieces of algae (Ref. 102721). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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harmless |
C: Ref. 96667. |
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