Alpheus ochrostriatus

Karplus, Szlep & Tsurnamal, 1981

Fine-Striped Snapping Shrimp

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble bottom areas living in caves/burrows with various goby species.

Aquarium Suitability: Not usually collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Alpheidae

Genus: Alpheus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

According to aquarist John Gibbin in the UK, his Amblyeleotris randalli has partnered with this shrimp.