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Teppo snapping shrimp

Alpheus brevicristatus de Haan, 1844

Status not recordedcrustaceans

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

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Quick facts about the teppo 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 teppo snapping shrimp live?

Not recorded

Is the teppo 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 teppo snapping shrimp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyAlpheidae
  6. genusAlpheus
  7. SpeciesAlpheus brevicristatus de Haan, 1844

Synonyms Alpheus kingsleyi, Crangon brevicristatus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Camarón tepoSpanish
  • Cardon teppoFrench
  • テッポウエビJapanese
  • 딱총새우Korean
  • Короткогребенчатый щелкунRussian
  • 短脊槍蝦Chinese
  • 短脊鼓蝦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the teppo 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 teppo snapping shrimp?

The teppo snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus) 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). Teppo snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/teppo-snapping-shrimp

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BibTeX
@misc{teppo_snapping_shrimp_2026,
  title = {Teppo snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/teppo-snapping-shrimp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}