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Spot snapping shrimp

Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the spot 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 spot snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the spot 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 spot snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus soror Bruce, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Blue-spot snapping shrimpEnglish
  • Bullseye pistol shrimpEnglish
  • Bullseye snapping shrimpEnglish
  • Michael's pistol shrimpEnglish
  • Blaupunkt-KnallkrebsGerman
  • Camarão-pistola-oceladoPortuguese
  • Augenfleck-KnallkrebsGerman
  • Bullaugen-KnallkrebsGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spot 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 spot snapping shrimp?

The spot snapping shrimp (Alpheus soror) 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). Spot snapping shrimp (Alpheus soror). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-snapping-shrimp

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BibTeX
@misc{spot_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Spot snapping shrimp (Alpheus soror)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}