Stippled Snapping Shrimp
| Name: | Stippled Snapping Shrimp |
| Scientific Name: | Synalpheus hemphilli |
| Family: | Snapping Shrimps |
| Taxonomic: | Alpheidae |
| ID Group: | Lobsters & Shrimps |
| Size: | up to 1 in. |
| Depth Range: | On the reef (10 – 60 ft.) |
| Sightings: | Seen very rarely |
This Shrimp has a bluish-gray body with turquoise patches on its back. It has a large, smooth yellow claw and thin legs.
The Stippled Snapping Shrimp lives inside Sponges and is rarely seen outside its shelter.