Species sheet
Snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles (Hailstone, 1835)
AnimalsPrawns and related species: Caridae, Sténopodidae...
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- PistolengarneleGerman (Germany)
- PistolenkrebsGerman (Germany)
- Quisquilla de pinzasEuropean Spanish
- Crevette-clap à grosse pinceFrench (France)
- Crevette-pistolet à grosse pinceFrench (France)
- AlfeoItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
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- Alphaeus latimanus
- Alpheus affinis
- Alpheus edwardsii
- Alpheus megacheles
- Alpheus platyrhynchus
- Hippolyte macrocheles
- Hippolyte rubra
- Nika platyura
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Sources
- NOËL Pierre, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 21/03/2018 : Alpheus macrocheles (Hailstone, 1835), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1809
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Alpheus macrocheles (Hailstone, 1835), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1358
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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