Alpheus astrinx Temporal range: [1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Alpheidae |
Genus: | Alpheus |
Species: | A. astrinx
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Binomial name | |
Alpheus astrinx Banner & Banner, 1982[2]
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Alpheus astrinx, also known as the candy-stripe pistol prawn, is a rare species of snapping shrimp found around Australia and Papua New Guinea.[3][4][5] It has recent presence in the fossil record, having been recorded from 0.012 million years ago.[1] The species has an acute rostrum which is roughly equal to the length of the first segment on the antennae.[6]