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Alpheus clamator Twistclaw pistol shrimp

Alpheus clamatoris commonly referred to as Twistclaw pistol shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pistol shrimp (Alpheus clamator ) Bird Rock, La Jolla 2012


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lexID:
15341 
AphiaID:
514851 
Scientific:
Alpheus clamator 
German:
Twistclaw-Knallkrebs, Drehscheren-Knallkrebs 
English:
Twistclaw Pistol Shrimp 
Category:
Pistol Shrimps 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Alpheidae (Family) > Alpheus (Genus) > clamator (Species) 
Initial determination:
Lockington, 1877 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Kelp forests, Port facilities, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas, Under rocks, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 
Size:
0.39" - 1.18" (1,1cm - 3,7cm) 
Temperature:
53.96 °F - 66.2 °F (12.2°C - 19°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-08 17:43:31 

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Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877

Alpheus clamator is a snapping shrimp from the eastern Pacific. This snapping shrimp is commonly found on kelp holdfasts and sponge masses and on rocky reefs of pools at low tide level. Feeds on small small gobiid fishes.

Type locality: Santa Barbara Island, California.

Synonymised names
Alpheus barbara Lockington, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Alpheus transversodactylus Kingsley, 1878 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Alpheus transverso-dactylus Kingsley, 1878 · unaccepted > incorrect original spelling

External links

  1. sealifebase.ca (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2022.
  2. treatment.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2022.
  3. Überblick über Alpheidae (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2022.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.11.2022.
  5. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.11.2022.

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Pistol shrimp (Alpheus clamator ) Bird Rock, La Jolla 2012

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