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Nymph snapping shrimp

Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the nymph 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 nymph snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the nymph 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 nymph snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897

Synonyms Alpheus euphrosyne, Alpheus euphrosyne euphrosyne, Alpheus euphrosyne langi, Alpheus eurydactylus, Crangon euphrosyne

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nymph 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 nymph snapping shrimp?

The nymph snapping shrimp (Alpheus euphrosyne) 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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BibTeX
@misc{nymph_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Nymph snapping shrimp (Alpheus euphrosyne)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nymph-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}