Common Name: Snapping Shrimp
Species Name: Alpheus cf. pacificus Dana, 1852
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean
Natural Environment: Inhabit rubble bottom areas living in lagoons, reef backs, under stones and in self-dug burrows
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 81°F (22 - 27°C). Not seen in the trade and better left in the wild. Shown here for identification only.
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