Alpheus astrinx

{{Short description|Rare species of shrimp}}

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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|0.012|0.0}}{{Cite web |title=Fossilworks: Alpheus astrinx |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=274826 |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Paleobiology Database}}

| image = Alpheus astrinx (J 18001), side view 01.jpg

| taxon = Alpheus astrinx

| authority = Banner & Banner, 1982{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Alpheus astrinx |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1147914#null |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=www.itis.gov |language=en-US}}

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Alpheus astrinx, also known as the candy-stripe pistol prawn, is a rare species of snapping shrimp found around Australia and Papua New Guinea.{{Cite web |title=Alpheus astrinx |url=https://reeflifesurvey.com/species/alpheus-astrinx/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Reef Life Survey {{!}} Reef Species of the World |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Alpheus astrinx Banner & Banner, 1982 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System |url=https://obis.org/taxon/514824 |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=obis.org}}{{Cite book |last=Poore |first=Gary C. B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&dq=%22Alpheus+astrinx%22&pg=PA102 |title=Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification |date=2004 |publisher=Csiro Publishing |isbn=978-0-643-06906-0 |language=en}} It has recent presence in the fossil record, having been recorded from {{Mya|0.012}}. The species has an acute rostrum which is roughly equal to the length of the first segment on the antennae.{{Cite book |last1=Sha |first1=Zhong-li |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cz_ADwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Alpheus+astrinx%22&pg=PA124 |title=The Alpheidae from China Seas: Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea |last2=Wang |first2=Yan-rong |last3=Cui |first3=Dong-ling |date=2019-11-25 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-15-0648-2 |language=en}}