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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Alpheus brevicristatus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Alpheidae

Genus

Alpheus

Species

Alpheus brevicristatus

Malacostraca❔ Diet unknown

Teppo snapping shrimp

Alpheus brevicristatus (Teppo snapping shrimp · テッポウエビ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

5cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Burrows in muddy-sand bottoms of seagrass beds, from intertidal flats to shallow waters of the Yellow and South Seas

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of about 50 mm is similar to the short side of a credit card (about 5.4 cm) (Comparison).
💡 The National List of Species of Korea notes that this shrimp is even more commonly found in seagrass beds on tidal flats of the Yellow and South Seas, making it a familiar shrimp of Korean mudflats.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The Teppo snapping shrimp is a relatively large snapping shrimp living in tidal flats of the Yellow and South Seas of Korea, and is a temperate species endemic to Northeast Asia that also lives in Japan.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its claws are well developed, and the major claw is about 3 times as long as wide and about 1.8 times the carapace length. Its body length is around 50 mm.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It digs burrows in muddy-sand bottoms or seagrass beds in the intertidal zone and shallow subtidal waters. It rubs the two fingers of its large claw together to make a loud sound and bursts cavitation bubbles to create shockwaves that deter enemies or stun prey. Egg-bearing females are commonly seen from June to August.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

The National List of Species of Korea records it from the southern and western coasts of Korea. It is commonly found in tidal flats of the Yellow and South Seas, especially in seagrass beds.