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Snowflake snapping shrimp

Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the snowflake snapping shrimp

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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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 snowflake snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the snowflake 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 snowflake snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus strenuus Dana, 1852
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • クルマテッポウエビJapanese
  • 敏捷槍蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the snowflake 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 snowflake snapping shrimp?

The snowflake snapping shrimp (Alpheus strenuus) belongs to the family Alpheidae in the order Decapoda.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Snowflake snapping shrimp (Alpheus strenuus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/snowflake-snapping-shrimp

MLA

“Snowflake snapping shrimp (Alpheus strenuus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/snowflake-snapping-shrimp.

BibTeX
@misc{snowflake_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Snowflake snapping shrimp (Alpheus strenuus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/snowflake-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}