Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bisincisus
- Usual depth16–84 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Alpheus bisincisus, the flathead snapping shrimp or red snapping shrimp, is a species of snapping shrimp found in the Indo-West Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Alpheus bisincisus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 16–84 m · Deepest record: 84 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Flathead snapping shrimp, flathead snapping shrimp
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Camarón chato
- French
- Cardon nez camus, Cardon nez camus (Le)
- Japanese
- フタミゾテッポウエビ
- Korean
- 홈발딱총새우
Other scientific names: Alpheus bis-incisus
Similar species
Petroglyph shrimpAlpheus deuteropus
Coral snapping shrimpAlpheus lottini
Brownbar snapping shrimpAlpheus lobidens
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 89 open-data records from 1905 to 2021.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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