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Family: Alpheidae snapping shrimps



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Acanthanas pusillus
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Alpheopsis aequalis
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Alpheopsis allanhancocki
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Alpheopsis biunguiculata
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Alpheopsis chalciope
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Alpheopsis chilensis
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Alpheopsis diabolus
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Alpheopsis equidactylus
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Alpheopsis harperi
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Alpheopsis labis
[Tongclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheopsis trigonus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Alpheopsis trispinosus
[Three-spine alpheid]
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Alpheopsis yaldwyni
[Yaldwyn's alpheid]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus abumusa
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Alpheus acutocarinatus
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Alpheus acutofemoratus
[Snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus aequus
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Alpheus alaincrosnieri
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Alpheus albatrossae
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Alpheus alcyone
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Alpheus alpheopsides
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Alpheus amarillo
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Alpheus amblyonyx
[Bluntclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus amirantei
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Alpheus angulosus
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Alpheus angustilineatus
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus ankeri
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Alpheus architectus
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Alpheus armatus
[Brown snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus armillatus
[Banded snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus australiensis
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Alpheus baccheti
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Alpheus bahamensis
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Alpheus balaenodigitus
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Alpheus bannerorum
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Alpheus barbadensis
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Alpheus barbara
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Alpheus barbatus
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Alpheus batesi
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Alpheus beanii
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Alpheus belli
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Alpheus bellimanus
[Olive snapping shrimp]
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Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Alpheus bellulus
[Pretty snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus bicostatus
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Alpheus bidens
[Mottled snapping prawn]
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Alpheus bisincisus
[Flathead snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus bouvieri
[Bouvier's banded snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus brachymerus
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Alpheus bradypus
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Alpheus brevicristatus
[Teppo snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus brevipes
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Alpheus brevirostris
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Alpheus bucephaloides
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Alpheus bucephalus
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Alpheus californiensis
[Mudflat snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus canaliculatus
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Alpheus candei
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Alpheus carlae
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Alpheus cedrici
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Alpheus chacei
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Alpheus chilensis
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Alpheus chiragricus
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Alpheus christofferseni
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Alpheus clamator
[Twistclaw pistol shrimp]
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Alpheus clypeatus
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Alpheus coetivensis
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Alpheus collumianus
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Alpheus compressus
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Alpheus coutierei
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Alpheus crinitus
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Alpheus cristatus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Alpheus cristulifrons
[Dotted snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus crockeri
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Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
 
Alpheus cyanoteles
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Alpheus cylindricus
[Cylindrical snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus cythereus
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Alpheus davaoensis
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Alpheus dentipes
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Alpheus deuteropus
[Petroglyph shrimp]
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Alpheus diadema
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Alpheus digitalis
[Forceps snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus dispar
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Alpheus dissodontonotus
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Alpheus djeddensis
[Djeddah snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus djiboutensis
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Alpheus dolerus
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Alpheus edamensis
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Alpheus edwardsii
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Alpheus ehlersii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm CL
 
Alpheus estuariensis
[Estuarine snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus euchirus
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Alpheus eulimene
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Alpheus euphrosyne
[Nymph snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus facetus
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Alpheus fasciatus
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Alpheus fascinatus
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Alpheus fasqueli
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Alpheus felgenhaueri
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Alpheus floridanus
[Sand snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus foresti
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Alpheus formosus
[Striped snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus frontalis
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Alpheus funafutensis
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Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
 
Alpheus galapagensis
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Max. Length 11.2 cm CL
 
Alpheus gallicus
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FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic

Alpheus glaber(Olivi, 1792)

Photo by FAO
 
Alpheus glaber
[Red snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus gracilipes
[Daisy snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus gracilis
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Alpheus grahami
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Alpheus hailstonei
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Alpheus hebes
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Alpheus heeia
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Alpheus heterochaelis
[Bigclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus hippothoe
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Alpheus hoonsooi
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Alpheus hoplites
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Alpheus hoplocheles
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Alpheus hortensis
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Alpheus hyphalus
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Alpheus idiocheles
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Alpheus immaculatus
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Alpheus inca
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Alpheus intrinsecus
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Alpheus japonicus
[Japanese snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus karplusi
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Alpheus lacertosus
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Alpheus ladronis
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Alpheus lanceloti
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Alpheus lanceostylus
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Alpheus lancirostris
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Alpheus leptochirus
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Alpheus leviusculus
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Alpheus lobidens
[Brownbar snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus longecarinatus
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Alpheus longichaelis
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Alpheus longinquus
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Alpheus longipalma
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Alpheus lottini
[Coral snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus luiszapatai
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Alpheus lutosus
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Alpheus macellarius
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Alpheus macrocheles
[Red pistol shrimp]
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Alpheus macroskeles
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Alpheus maindroni
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Alpheus malabaricus
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Alpheus malleator
[Hammerclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus malleodigitus
[Hammer-finger shrimp]
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Alpheus mannarensis
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Alpheus microrhynchus
[Giant mangrove snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus microscaphis
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Alpheus microstylus
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Alpheus miersi
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Max. Length 4.2 cm TL
 
Alpheus millsae
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Alpheus mitis
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Alpheus mohammadpouri
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Alpheus naranjo
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Alpheus nobili
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Alpheus nonalter
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Alpheus normanni
[Green snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus notabilis
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Alpheus novaezealandiae
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Alpheus nuttingi
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Alpheus oahuensis
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Alpheus obesomanus
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Malaer, Piero

Indo-Pacific.

Alpheus ochrostriatusKarplus, Szlep & Tsurnamal, 1981

Photo by Malaer, Piero
 
Alpheus ochrostriatus
[Fine-striped shrimp]
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Alpheus ovaliceps
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Alpheus pachychirus
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Alpheus pacificus
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Alpheus packardii
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Alpheus paludicola
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Alpheus panamensis
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Alpheus paracrinitus
[Smoothclaw snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus paradentipes
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Alpheus paraformosus
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Alpheus paralcyone
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Alpheus paralpheopsides
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Alpheus parasocialis
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Alpheus pareuchirus
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Alpheus parvirostris
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Alpheus parvus
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Alpheus peasei
[Orangetail snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus percyi
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Alpheus perezi
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Alpheus perlas
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Alpheus perplexus
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Alpheus platydactylus
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Alpheus platyunguiculatus
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Alpheus polystictus
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Alpheus polyxo
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Alpheus proseuchirus
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Alpheus pseudopugnax
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Alpheus pugnax
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Alpheus punctatus
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Alpheus pustulosus
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Alpheus quasirapacida
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Alpheus ramosportoae
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Alpheus randalli
[Randall's snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus rapacida
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Alpheus rapax
[Marbled snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus rectus
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Alpheus ribeiroae
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Alpheus richpalmeri
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Alpheus ridleyi
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Alpheus romensky
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Alpheus roquensis
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Alpheus roseodigitalis
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Alpheus rostratus
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Alpheus samudra
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Alpheus schmitti
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Max. Length 0.5 cm CL
 
Alpheus schubarti
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Alpheus sciolii
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Alpheus serenei
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Alpheus simus
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Alpheus sizou
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Alpheus socialis
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Alpheus soela
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Alpheus spatulatus
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Alpheus splendidus
[Splendid snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus spongiarum
[Bristle snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus stanleyi
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Alpheus staphylinus
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Alpheus stephensoni
[Clicker]
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Alpheus strenuus
[Snowflake snapping shrimp]
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Alpheus styliceps
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Alpheus sulcatus
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Alpheus suluensis
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Alpheus superciliaris
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Alpheus talismani
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Alpheus tenuicarpus
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Alpheus thomasi
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Alpheus thompsoni
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Alpheus tricolor
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Alpheus triphopus
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Alpheus utriensis
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Alpheus vanderbilti
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Alpheus vanuatu
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Alpheus verrilli
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Max. Length 0.2 cm CL
 
Alpheus villosus
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Alpheus viridari
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Alpheus viserion
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Alpheus waltervadi
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Alpheus websteri
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
 
Alpheus xanthocarpus
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Amphibetaeus jousseaumei
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Max. Length 0.1 cm CL
 
Arete dorsalis
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Arete indicus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm CL
 
Aretopsis amabilis
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Aretopsis sandybrucei
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Athanas amazonae
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Athanas anatidactylus
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