Synalpheus townsendi

Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909
Townsend snapping shrimp

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Family:	Alpheidae (snapping shrimps)
Max. size:	0.48 cm CL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 132 m
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: USA to Bermuda and Brazil.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Minimum depth from Ref. 97531. Found among coral rubble, sponges or algal nodules, among sea grasses, algae, rocks, shells, tubes of polychaetes (Ref. 80391), and other submerged vegetation (Ref. 97531).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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