Tiger Pistol Shrimp (species: Alpheus bellulus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Animalia > Bilateria > Protostomia > Ecdysozoa > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Eumalacostraca > Eucarida > Decapoda > Pleocyemata > Caridea > Alpheidae > Alpheus > Alpheus bellulus (gallery)
Alpheus bellulus
Tiger Pistol Shrimp


©David Witherall and Nadja Dubislav: Tiger Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus bellulus), Ocean Freedom, Upolu Reef

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Alpheidae
Genus Alpheus
Species Alpheus bellulus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Interesting facts

  • The pistol shrimp has one large claw which has adapted itself into a gun. It closes so quickly that it shoots out three different types of waves. A jet of water that travels close to 100km/h, a sound wave that is as loud as a jumbo jet and pressure wave that can implode bubbles of air. Scientist are not sure which wave or which combination of waves is responsible for stunning or killing its prey.

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