Alpheus novaezealandiae
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. It was described by Edward J. Miers in 1876.[1]
A. novaezelandiae is found around the coasts of New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and all coasts of Australia, where it lives under rocks from the intertidal zone to a depth of 25 metres (82 ft).[2] It is a large species, growing to a length of 68 millimetres (2.7 in), and is dark in colouration.[2][3]
Description
A. novaezelandiae has a dark grey-green or purplish body, with some white markings on much of the body, aside from the chelae. The eggs are brown.[3]
References
- ^ Edward J. Miers (March 1876). "XXII.—Descriptions of some new species of Crustacea, chiefly from New Zealand". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 17 (99): 218–229. doi:10.1080/00222937608681934. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q56116220.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Dora M. Banner; Albert H. Banner (31 January 1982). "The alpheid shrimp of Australia Part III: The remaining alpheids, principally the genus Alpheus, and the family Ogyrididae". Records of the Australian Museum. 34 (1): 145–148. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.34.1982.434. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q54661774.