Beberapa catatan mengenai kehidupan udang pistol

Some Notes on Pistol Shrimps and Their Living Habits. The Pistol shrimp belongs to the family Alpheidae. The family Alpheidae is one of the members of the section Caridea, and contains about 400 species distributed in 20 genera. The shrimps of this family are small (not exceed than 30 milimeters in lenght) but stout animal which are characterized by the large, asymmetrical chelae of the first periopods. Their common name "Pistol Shrimp" is derived from the clicking or snapping sounds produced by the larger chela. They are usually abundant in shallowwater habitats, primarily on coral reefs in the tropical and subtropical regions. The symbiosis with some invertebrates, especially with the Gobi fish (Cryptocentrus spp.) is also discussed in this article.