[3] The chela is highly twisted and compressed, and the dactylar articulation deviates from the perpendicular plane to the dorsal margin.

[4] The larger claw is used for hunting small prey animals and self defence against predators and their own species.

[2] Alpheus macrocheles can be found within the English Channel along the South coast of England[2] and France.

[3] It has been recorded to also live off the coast of Spain, Portugal, Greece[5] and the Azores Archipelago.

[2] The oceans current pushes sediment such as sand into the hollow, which allows A. macrocheles to excavate tunnels.