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Kauaʻi record · KCA-CR-000143

Snapping shrimp

Synalpheus paraneomeris

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About Snapping shrimp

Synalpheus paraneomeris is a decapod crustacean in the family Alpheidae. Its current scientific name is cited as Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905. Published Kauaʻi evidence documents the species from Nawiliwili Harbor. The cited evidence includes records dated or referenced to 2002. Evidence types include survey observation. These records establish a documented Kauaʻi occurrence but are not automatically interpreted as a present-day abundance estimate. The documented Kauaʻi habitat context includes harbor / sheltered marine. Current island persistence, abundance, and population trend were not established by the occurrence material used for this record. The available Kauaʻi evidence does not support adding island-specific claims about diet, reproduction, behavior, population size, or trend unless those points are stated in the cited sources, so they are not inferred here. Keeping the accepted taxonomic concept together with the dated occurrence evidence allows later surveys to distinguish historical documentation from contemporary status.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Synalpheus paraneomeris
Common names
Snapping shrimp
Hawaiian names
ʻŌpae
Other names
Synalpheus paraneomeris · crustacean · crustaceans · shrimp · shrimps · ʻŌpae
Family
Alpheidae
Order
Decapoda
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
confirmed by dated Kauaʻi occurrence evidence
Origin
not assigned here
Conservation status
Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Synalpheus paraneomeris has a published Kauaʻi occurrence entry for Nawiliwili Harbor in Coles et al. (2004), Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a, printed page 135. This is dated survey or collection evidence; current abundance and persistence were not established by this review.

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