Alpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family Alpheidae. This genus contains in excess of 250 species, making this the most species-rich genus of shrimp.

1. Alpheus, the river god, was known for his eternal pursuit of the nymph Arethusa.
   阿爾費(fèi)烏斯，河神，以永恒追尋女神阿瑞圖薩而聞名。
2. The river Alpheus was said to flow through the Peloponnesian region in ancient Greece.
   據(jù)說阿爾費(fèi)烏斯河在古希臘的伯羅奔尼撒地區(qū)流淌。