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Alpheus edwardsii   (Audouin, 1826)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Alpheus edwardsii  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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India country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from West Bengal (Ref. 96696). C: Ref. 96696.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Radhakrishnan, E.V., V.D. Deshmukh, G. Maheswarudu, J. Josileen, A.P. Dineshbabu, K.K. Philipose, P.T. Sarada, S.L. Pillal, K.N. Saleela, R. Chakraborty, G. Dash, C.K. Sajeev, P. Thirumilu, B. Sridhara, Y. Muniyappa, A.D. Sawant, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Snapping shrimps, ... 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 - 26 m (Ref. 333).   Tropical; 30°N - 38°S, 30°E - 147°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: South and eastern Africa to Philippines, Australia and Caroline Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Subtidal (Ref. 106854). Found under rocks (Ref. 69553). Also found in dead coral galleries (Ref. 126978).

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. (Ref. 69553)

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): 24.6 - 28.8, mean 27.9 (based on 2189 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.