Family
Common name: Pistol Shrimp
Scientific name: Alpheidae
Alpheidae, commonly known as pistol or snapping shrimp, are a family of caridean shrimp characterized by their asymmetrical claws. The larger claw can produce a loud snapping sound used for communication and defense. These shrimps form symbiotic relationships with various marine animals, including gobies, providing a unique dynamic to a reef tank. They are generally small, colorful, and can be beneficial in controlling pests like bristle worms. However, their snapping can be loud and they may sometimes disrupt the tank's substrate.
- Common name: brown snapping shrimpScientific name: Alpheus armatus
- Common name: Beautiful goby shrimpScientific name: Alpheus bellulus
- Common name: red snapping shrimpScientific name: Alpheus bisincisus
- Common name: Djeddah snapping shrimpScientific name: Alpheus djeddensis
- Common name: Immaculate Pistol ShrimpScientific name: Alpheus immaculatus
- Common name: fine-striped snapping shrimpScientific name: Alpheus ochrostriatus
- Common name: Pacific Pistol ShrimpScientific name: Alpheus pacificus
- Common name: Randall's Pistol ShrimpScientific name: Alpheus randalli
- Common name: Red-spotted Pistol ShrimpScientific name: Alpheus rubromaculatus
- Common name: Twin Snapping ShrimpScientific name: Alpheus soror
- Common name: Carinate Snapping ShrimpScientific name: Synalpheus carinatus
- Common name: Modest Snapping ShrimpScientific name: Synalpheus demani
- Common name: Stimpson's Pistol ShrimpScientific name: Synalpheus stimpsonii