Alpheus sulcatus
- Usual depth0–13 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Alpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family Alpheidae. This genus contains in excess of 330 species, making this the most species-rich genus of shrimp, although the genus is unlikely to be a natural grouping (monophyletic) as phylogenetic analyses have recovered other alpheid genera within this genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Alpheus (crustacean)”, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Camaron chasqueador, Camarón Surcado
- Simplified Chinese
- 有溝鼓蝦
Other scientific names: Alpheus luciae, Alpheus macrochirus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 148 open-data records from 1878 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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