Alpheus novaezealandiae

Alpheus novaezealandiae is a species of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, found in Australasia.

Alpheus novaezealandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheus
Species:
A. novaezealandiae
Binomial name
Alpheus novaezealandiae
Miers, 1876

A. novaezelandiae is found around the coasts of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Australia, where it lives under rocks from the intertidal zone to a depth of 25 metres (82 ft).[1] It is a large species, growing to a length of 68 millimetres (2.7 in), and is dark in colouration.[1]

References

  1. Gary C. B. Poore & Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Caridea - shrimps". Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia: a guide to identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 53–144. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0.


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