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Marbled snapping shrimp

Alpheus rapax J. C. Fabricius, 1798

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the marbled 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 marbled snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the marbled 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 marbled snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus rapax J. C. Fabricius, 1798
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Blue and yellow goby shrimpEnglish
  • Rapax-KnallkrebsGerman
  • トウゾクテッポウエビJapanese
  • Marmorierter KnallkrebsGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled 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 marbled snapping shrimp?

The marbled snapping shrimp (Alpheus rapax) belongs to the family Alpheidae in the order Decapoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled snapping shrimp (Alpheus rapax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-snapping-shrimp

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BibTeX
@misc{marbled_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Marbled snapping shrimp (Alpheus rapax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}