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Daisy snapping shrimp

Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the daisy 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 daisy snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the daisy 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 daisy snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860

Synonyms Crangon gracilipes

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Camarón margaritaSpanish
  • Cardon margueriteFrench
  • アシボソテッポウエビJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the daisy 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 daisy snapping shrimp?

The daisy snapping shrimp (Alpheus gracilipes) 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). Daisy snapping shrimp (Alpheus gracilipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/daisy-snapping-shrimp

MLA

“Daisy snapping shrimp (Alpheus gracilipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/daisy-snapping-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{daisy_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Daisy snapping shrimp (Alpheus gracilipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/daisy-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}