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Synalpheus
Synalpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family Alpheidae, presently containing more than 100 species; new ones are described on a regular basis, and the exact number even of described species is disputed.
54 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Synalpheus stimpsonii
speciesSynalpheus stimpsonii

Synalpheus demani
speciesSynalpheus demani

Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
speciesSynalpheus neomeris

Synalpheus streptodactylus
speciesSynalpheus streptodactylus

littoral pistol shrimp
speciesSynalpheus lockingtoni

Synalpheus tumidomanus
speciesSynalpheus tumidomanus

Synalpheus fritzmuelleri
speciesSynalpheus fritzmuelleri

Synalpheus spinifrons
speciesSynalpheus spinifrons

Synalpheus iocasta
speciesSynalpheus iocasta

Synalpheus dominicensis
speciesSynalpheus dominicensis

Synalpheus bituberculatus
speciesSynalpheus bituberculatus

Synalpheus townsendi
speciesSynalpheus townsendi

Synalpheus hemphilli
speciesSynalpheus hemphilli

Synalpheus carinatus
speciesSynalpheus carinatus

Synalpheus gambarelloides
speciesSynalpheus gambarelloides

Synalpheus brevicarpus
speciesSynalpheus brevicarpus

Synalpheus longicarpus
speciesSynalpheus longicarpus

Synalpheus gracilirostris
speciesSynalpheus gracilirostris

red-coral pistol shrimp
speciesSynalpheus charon
Synalpheus sanjosei
speciesSynalpheus sanjosei
Synalpheus nobilii
speciesSynalpheus nobilii
Synalpheus digueti
speciesSynalpheus digueti
Synalpheus anasimus
speciesSynalpheus anasimus
Synalpheus goodei
speciesSynalpheus goodei
Synalpheus brooksi
speciesSynalpheus brooksi
Synalpheus curacaoensis
speciesSynalpheus curacaoensis
Synalpheus disparodigitus
speciesSynalpheus disparodigitus
Synalpheus filidigitus
speciesSynalpheus filidigitus
Synalpheus mcclendoni
speciesSynalpheus mcclendoni
Synalpheus obtusifrons
speciesSynalpheus obtusifrons
Synalpheus paraneptunus
speciesSynalpheus paraneptunus
Synalpheus bannerorum
speciesSynalpheus bannerorum
Synalpheus paraneomeris
speciesSynalpheus paraneomeris
Synalpheus redactocarpus
speciesSynalpheus redactocarpus
Synalpheus agelas
speciesSynalpheus agelas
Synalpheus sanlucasi
speciesSynalpheus sanlucasi
Synalpheus scaphoceris
speciesSynalpheus scaphoceris
Synalpheus occidentalis
speciesSynalpheus occidentalis
Synalpheus ul
speciesSynalpheus ul
Synalpheus idios
speciesSynalpheus idios
Synalpheus yano
speciesSynalpheus yano
Synalpheus dardeaui
speciesSynalpheus dardeaui
Synalpheus kensleyi
speciesSynalpheus kensleyi
Synalpheus jedanensis
speciesSynalpheus jedanensis
Synalpheus microneptunus
speciesSynalpheus microneptunus
Synalpheus bousfieldi
speciesSynalpheus bousfieldi
Synalpheus trinitatis
speciesSynalpheus trinitatis
Synalpheus pandionis
speciesSynalpheus pandionis
Synalpheus biunguiculatus
speciesSynalpheus biunguiculatus
Synalpheus pectiniger
speciesSynalpheus pectiniger
Synalpheus minus
speciesSynalpheus minus

Pink Floyd Pistol Shrimp
speciesSynalpheus pinkfloydi
Synalpheus apioceros
speciesSynalpheus apioceros
Synalpheus rathbunae
speciesSynalpheus rathbunae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 195035.