Fluidr / Arthur Anker's "Alpheidae - Snapping Shrimps" set

Coronalpheus natator - a rare alpheid shrimp from the tropical eastern Pacific

N 6 B 4.6K C 4 E Apr 21, 2007 F Apr 21, 2007

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male and ovigerous female
Coronalpheus natator was described 8 years ago (in 1999) from Galapagos

Tags: shrimp Alpheidae Caridea eastern Pacific Galapagos nature macro marine Crustacea crustaceans Decapoda

Synalpheus hemphilli, a pistol shrimp from Panama

A Nikon E8700 — 1/2000s ƒ/6.6 ISO 50 at 27.3 mm

N 5 B 3.9K C 0 E Apr 1, 2007 F Apr 4, 2007

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Tags: Panama crustaceans Crustacea Alpheidae snapping shrimp pistol Caridea Decapoda marine Caribbean

Lesliebetaeus coibita, a tiny and rare alpheid shrimp from Panama (described in 2006)

A Nikon E8700 — 1/125s ƒ/6.5 ISO 50 at 25.4 mm

N 3 B 2.9K C 4 E Feb 20, 2007 F Feb 20, 2007

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the genus Leslibetaeus was described last year (2006), it was named after my friend & colleague and also a new flickr member, leslieworms:
www.flickr.com/photos/86448061@N00/
this is the second time that specimens of this shrimp are collected

Tags: Panama shrimp alpheid Alpheidae Caridea Pacific marine crustaceans rare genus macro nature Leslibetaeus

Snapping shrimp diversity (colour plate from a recent paper)

N 11 B 7.3K C 5 E Feb 10, 2007 F Feb 10, 2007

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Tags: Crustacea crustaceans snapping shrimp Alpheidae diversity Caridea Decapoda macro nature marine invertebrates biodiversity

A deepwater snapping shrimp (Alpheus sp aff floridanus) from Panama

A Nikon E8700 — 1/2000s ƒ/6.5 ISO 50 at 25.4 mm

N 3 B 2.8K C 1 E Feb 8, 2007 F Feb 10, 2007

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Tags: Crustacea crustaceans Panama Pacific coast dredge snapping shrimp Alpheidae Caridea Decapoda macro nature marine invertebrates