4 photos - 3 species


Alpheus bellulus

Pretty snapping shrimp or Tiger snapping shrimp

Maximum length: 3.5 cm

Beige body with dark green bands and 2 light-coloured transverse bands.

Close to the reef in a sandy tube,

in symbiosis with various partner gobies such as

Steinitz' Partner Goby, Black Partner Goby and Red Sea Partner Goby.

Photo 1 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt


Alpheus rapax

Raptor snapping shrimp

 Maximum length: 4 cm

Grey or white body with dark olive bulge.

Inhabits burrows in coarse sand, near coral reefs.

Lives in symbiosis with gobies, mostly Cryptocentrus.

Photo 1 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt


Alpheus rubromaculatus

Red spotted snapping shrimp

Maximum length: 3.5 cm

Its body is cream-coloured and has red spots.

Lives in the sand in burrows with various partner shrimps.

Photos 1 - 2 Johnny: Hurghada Egypt