Alpheus glaber, Red snapping shrimp

Alpheus glaber   (Olivi, 1792)

Red 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.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Strait of Gibraltar and Piran Gulf.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 1 - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Epibenthic (Ref. 87524).

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

González-Gordillo, J.I., A. Dos Santos and A. Rodríguez 2001 Checklist and annotated bibliography of decapod crustacean larvae from the Southwestern European coast (Gibraltar Strait area). Scientia Marina 65(4):275-305. (Ref. 80377)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.