Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Manyspot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polystictus
Manyspot Snapping Shrimp
Category: Snapping Shrimps
Scientific Name: Alpheus polystictus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Distribution: South Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Caridea (Infraorder) Caridean Shrimps
        └Alpheoidea (Superfamily)
         └Alpheidae (Family) Snapping Shrimps
          └Alpheus (Genus)
           └A. polystictus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 514942🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1334974🔗

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