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Mudflat snapping shrimp

Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the mudflat 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 mudflat snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the mudflat 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 mudflat snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Camarón pistola californianoSpanish
  • Camarón Chasqueador de EstuarioSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mudflat 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 mudflat snapping shrimp?

The mudflat snapping shrimp (Alpheus californiensis) 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). Mudflat snapping shrimp (Alpheus californiensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mudflat-snapping-shrimp

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BibTeX
@misc{mudflat_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Mudflat snapping shrimp (Alpheus californiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mudflat-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}