Alpheus fasqueli
Source-cited species reference: taxonomy from WoRMS, biology from SeaLifeBase, description from Wikipedia.
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Alpheus fasqueli is a crustacean belonging to the family of snapping shrimp. It was first isolated in Sri Lanka. It counts with a setose carapace, an acute and carinate rostrum, and unarmed orbital hoods. Its basicerite has a strong ventrolateral tooth.
The lamella of its scaphocerite is not reduced. Its third maxilliped counts with an epipodial plate bearing thick setae, while its first chelipeds are found with their merus bearing a strong disto-mesial tooth; its third pereiopod has an armed ischium, with a simple and conical dactylus. Its telson is broad, distally tapering, with 2 pairs of dorsal spines. The species is named after Frédéric Fasquel, a photographer who contributed rare shrimp specimens for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- CladePancrustacea
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderDecapoda
- SuborderPleocyemata
- InfraorderCaridea
- FamilyAlpheidae
- GenusAlpheus
- SpeciesAlpheus fasqueli
Named by Anker, 2001
Close relatives
Other species of Alpheus with a Codexery entry.
- Alpheus tricolor Alpheus tricolor
- Alpheus armatus Alpheus armatus
- Alpheus bellulus Alpheus bellulus
- Alpheus cedrici
- Alpheus deuteropus
- Alpheus heterochaelis
- Alpheus macrocheles
- Alpheus randalli
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Alpheus fasqueli (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 514869 (CC BY 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Authority
- Anker, 2001
- Family
- Alpheidae
- Order
- Decapoda
- Habitat zone
- benthic
Facts from the source article.
Classification (WoRMS)
Full classification as recorded by WoRMS: Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Arthropoda · Class: Malacostraca · Order: Decapoda · Family: Alpheidae · Genus: Alpheus.
Accepted name: Alpheus fasqueli · Authority: Anker, 2001 · Taxonomic status: accepted · AphiaID: 514869.
Source: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=514869 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Biology and life history (SeaLifeBase)
Measured values published by SeaLifeBase for Alpheus fasqueli. Only fields the database actually holds for this species are shown; these are database values, not aquarium guidance.
Habitat zone: benthic · Aquarium trade: never/rarely.
Source: SeaLifeBase species summary (SpecCode 81537) — https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Alpheus-fasqueli.html (CC BY-NC 3.0 — non-commercial use only). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Description and natural history (Wikipedia)
Alpheus fasqueli has a carapace length of about 17.5 mm, a total length of 44 mm and chela length of 22 mm. Its carapace is smooth, possessing shallow grooves latero-anteriorly, and scattered setae dorsally. Its pterygostomial angle is rounded, while its rostrum is well developed and descendant; its orbital hoods are inflated, lacking teeth. Its corneas are well developed, while its eyes have small anterior processes, and its antennular peduncles are stout.
Its antenna shows a basicerite bearing an acute, ventrolateral tooth. Its mouthparts are the same as for Alpheus tricolor: its incisor process bearing less than 10 teeth. The epipodial plate on the coxa of its third maxilliped bears thick, blunt setae.
Its merus is slightly crenellated on the mesial margin, and contains no teeth. Its carpus is very short. Its uropodal exopod has a moderately developed lateral spine, and a sinuous diaresis. The species' telson is broad, distally tapering, exhibiting 2 pairs of dorsal spines.
Its carapace is coloured bright red, with circular and elongated whitish patches. Its rostrum is red and its orbital hoods transparent. The antennal and antennular peduncles are reddish, while both flagella are purplish red.
Its major and minor chelipeds are red; the merus showing a distal white patch; chelae are deep red, white on the tips of fingers. The species' abdomen is red, and the pleura exhibiting a bordeaux red colour ventrally. Its uropods are red, as is its telson.
Source: Wikipedia: Alpheus fasqueli — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpheus_fasqueli (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Alpheus fasqueli (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Biology values: SeaLifeBase species summary (CC BY-NC 3.0, non-commercial).
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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