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Alpheus malleator   Dana, 1852

Hammerclaw snapping shrimp

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2100
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Alpheus malleator  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Alpheidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 80404).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and the Atlantic: from Gulf of California to Colombia and Galapagos, from USA to Brazil and from Senegal to Congo.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 97531. Prefers fine sand and rocks at depth 0 to 1 m (Ref. 80404). Also on rubble (Ref. 97531).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Abele, L.G. and W. Kim. 1986. (Ref. 7873)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates of some properties based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.9 - 28.5, mean 26.8 (based on 1050 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.