Tiger pistol shrimp: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tiger pistol shrimp lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Alpheus bellulus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Alpheidae

Where does the tiger pistol shrimp live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tiger pistol shrimp in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the tiger pistol shrimp?

The tiger pistol shrimp (Alpheus bellulus) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Alpheidae, genus Alpheus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tiger pistol shrimp

The tiger pistol shrimp (Alpheus bellulus) is a species of shrimp belonging to the family Alpheidae, which are commonly known as snapping shrimp.

The Alpheidae family is incredibly diverse with over 500 unique species across the world. Alpheus bellulus shares a translocation and inversion event of trnE in its mitogenome with several other Alpheus species but there is not enough evidence to say this is a shared commonality among the entire genus. Phylogeny suggests Alpheus randalli and Alpheus bellulus belong to the same taxon within a monophyletic group. Amino acid composition of the cytochrome b protein in A. bellulus was also similar to those of A. randali and A. lobidens, two other species of snapping shrimp.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tiger pistol shrimp (revision 1379132005), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2651046 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).