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Candy cane shrimp

Alpheus randalli A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1980

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The candy cane shrimp (Alpheus randalli) is a species in the family Alpheidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the candy cane shrimp

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

Where does the candy cane shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the candy cane 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 candy cane shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus randalli A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1980
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Candy stripe pistol shrimpEnglish
  • Randall's pistol shrimpEnglish
  • Randall's snapping shrimpEnglish
  • Red-banded snapping shrimpEnglish
  • Redbanded snapping shrimpEnglish
  • kreveta RandallovaCzech
  • Randalls KnallkrebsGerman
  • Camarón pistola de RandallSpanish
  • コトブキテッポウエビJapanese
  • 兰道氏枪虾Chinese
  • 蘭道氏槍蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the candy cane shrimp

Other species in the same genus Alpheus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the candy cane shrimp?

The candy cane shrimp (Alpheus randalli) belongs to the family Alpheidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Candy cane shrimp (Alpheus randalli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/candy-cane-shrimp

MLA

“Candy cane shrimp (Alpheus randalli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/candy-cane-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{candy_cane_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Candy cane shrimp (Alpheus randalli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/candy-cane-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}