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Armed snapping shrimp

Alpheus hoplocheles Coutière, 1897

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The armed snapping shrimp (Alpheus hoplocheles) is a species in the family Alpheidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the armed snapping shrimp

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 the armed snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the armed snapping shrimp 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 the armed snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus hoplocheles Coutière, 1897

Synonyms Crangon hoplocheles

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Camarón armadoSpanish
  • Cardon épineuxFrench
  • フタツトゲテッポウエビJapanese
  • 장갑딱총새우Korean

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the armed snapping shrimp

Other species in the same genus Alpheus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the armed snapping shrimp?

The armed snapping shrimp (Alpheus hoplocheles) belongs to the family Alpheidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Armed snapping shrimp (Alpheus hoplocheles). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/armed-snapping-shrimp

MLA

“Armed snapping shrimp (Alpheus hoplocheles).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/armed-snapping-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{armed_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Armed snapping shrimp (Alpheus hoplocheles)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/armed-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}