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Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas4 Extra-Amazon South America35 Central America and Caribbean74 North America128 Africa and Madagascar110 Europe, Mediterranean, and West Asia56 South and Southeast Asia116 East Asia140 Australia, New Guinea, and Oceania63 Tropical oceans and reefs273 Cosmopolitan or introduced32 Selective breeding and cultivars34

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Acorn dog whelk

Nassarius glans

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleHerbivore

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Adamastor Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus adamastor)

Marine

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Adamastor Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus adamastor

Water temp20 - 25 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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African snapping shrimp (Alpheus africanus)

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African snapping shrimp

Alpheus africanus

Water temp21 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Agile Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus agilis

Water temp18 - 24 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Alain Crosnier's snapping shrimp (Alpheus alaincrosnieri)

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Alain Crosnier's snapping shrimp

Alpheus alaincrosnieri

Water temp22 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Ambon Hermit Crab (Clibanarius ambonensis)

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Ambon Hermit Crab

Clibanarius ambonensis

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Anchisteus Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata anchisteus)

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Anchisteus Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata anchisteus

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleCleaner

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Anemone crab

Mithraculus cinctimanus

Water temp22 - 27 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHEcological roleSymbiont

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Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)

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Anemone hermit crab

Dardanus pedunculatus

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHEcological roleSymbiont

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Anker's Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata ankeri

Water temp22 - 27 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleCleaner

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Antenna Hermit Crab (Clibanarius antennatus)

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Antenna Hermit Crab

Clibanarius antennatus

Water temp18 - 24 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Antillean hermit crab (Clibanarius brasiliensis)

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Antillean hermit crab

Clibanarius brasiliensis

Water temp22 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Anton Bruun's cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii)

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Anton Bruun's cleaner shrimp

Urocaridella antonbruunii

Water temp24 - 27 °CpH Value8 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleCleaner

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Areola babylon snail (Babylonia areolata)

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Areola babylon snail

Babylonia areolata

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHEcological roleHerbivore

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Arethusa Hermit Crab (Clibanarius arethusa)

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Arethusa Hermit Crab

Clibanarius arethusa

Water temp22 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Armed Snapping Shrimp

Alpheus armatus

Water temp22 - 27 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHGH15 - 25 dGHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis

Water temp22 - 27 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological rolePest control

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Freshwater

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Assassin snail

Anentome helena

Water temp21 - 27 °CpH Value7 - 8 pHGH6 - 20 dGHKH5 - 22 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab (Minuca pugnax)

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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab

Minuca pugnax

Water temp15 - 25 °CpH Value7.5 - 8.2 pHKH6 - 10 dKHEcological roleScavenger

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Marine

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Bahia Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata bahia

Water temp22 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleCleaner

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Banded snapping shrimp (Alpheus armillatus)

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Banded snapping shrimp

Alpheus armillatus

Water temp22 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Bicolor Sea Urchin

Salmacis bicolor

Water temp22 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleHerbivore

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Bigclaw snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis)

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Bigclaw snapping shrimp

Alpheus heterochaelis

Water temp20 - 26 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHKH8 - 12 dKHEcological roleSymbiont

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Birdsnest coral

Seriatopora hystrix

Water temp24 - 28 °CpH Value8.1 - 8.4 pHEcological roleSymbiont

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