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Petroglyph shrimp

Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879

Status not recordedcrustaceans

The petroglyph shrimp (Alpheus deuteropus) is a species in the family Alpheidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the petroglyph shrimp

Weight
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Length
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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 petroglyph shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the petroglyph 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 petroglyph shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Petroglyph snapping shrimpEnglish
  • Camarón pistola PetroglifoSpanish
  • キヌゲテッポウエビJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the petroglyph shrimp

Other species in the same genus Alpheus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the petroglyph shrimp?

The petroglyph shrimp (Alpheus deuteropus) 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). Petroglyph shrimp (Alpheus deuteropus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/petroglyph-shrimp

MLA

“Petroglyph shrimp (Alpheus deuteropus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/petroglyph-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{petroglyph_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Petroglyph shrimp (Alpheus deuteropus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/petroglyph-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}