Biology:Alpheus novaezealandiae
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Alpheidae |
| Genus: | Alpheus |
| Species: | A. novaezealandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
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Alpheus novaezealandiae is a species of shrimp in the family Alpheidae, found in Australasia.
A. novaezelandiae is found around the coasts of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Australia , where it lives under rocks from the intertidal zone to a depth of 25 metres (82 ft).[1] It is a large species, growing to a length of 68 millimetres (2.7 in), and is dark in colouration.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gary C. B. Poore & Shane T. Ahyong (2004). "Caridea - shrimps". Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia: a guide to identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 53–144. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&pg=PA105.
Wikidata ☰ Q4735314 entry
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