Alpheus malabaricus
- Usual depth32–202 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 32–202 m · Deepest record: 219 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ハシボソテッポウエビ
- Korean
- 긴손가락딱총새우
Other scientific names: Alpheus dolichodactylus, Alpheus forceps, Astacus malabaricus
Similar species
Petroglyph shrimpAlpheus deuteropus
Coral snapping shrimpAlpheus lottini
- Japanese snapping shrimp
Alpheus japonicus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 83 open-data records from 1775 to 2012.
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