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Alpheus macrocheles (Hailstone, 1835) Red pistol shrimp  | 
 
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| Family: | Alpheidae (snapping shrimps) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Brazil, Strait of Gibraltar and Piran Gulf. | |||
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| Biology: | Found on coarse calcareous bottoms (Ref. 79730). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
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