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Alpheus edwardsii

Status not recordedcrustaceans

Alpheus edwardsii is a species in the family Alpheidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about Alpheus edwardsii

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Alpheus edwardsii live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Alpheus edwardsii as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Egypt
  2. Israel
  3. Syria
  4. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Alpheus edwardsii endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Alpheus edwardsii classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus edwardsii (Andouin, 1826)

Synonyms Alpheus audouini, Athanas edwardsii, Athanas edwarsii

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • エドワールテッポウエビJapanese

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Relatives of Alpheus edwardsii

Other species in the same genus Alpheus.

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Common questions

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Is Alpheus edwardsii an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Alpheus edwardsii as introduced in 4 countries: Egypt, Israel, Syria and Türkiye, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Alpheus edwardsii?

Alpheus edwardsii (Alpheus edwardsii) belongs to the family Alpheidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Alpheus edwardsii (Alpheus edwardsii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpheus-edwardsii

MLA

“Alpheus edwardsii (Alpheus edwardsii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpheus-edwardsii.

BibTeX
@misc{alpheus_edwardsii_2026,
  title = {Alpheus edwardsii (Alpheus edwardsii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/alpheus-edwardsii},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}