A crustacean that produces a sound louder than that produced at rock concerts has been named after the band Pink Floyd.

The pistol shrimp, Synalpheus pinkfloydi, has a distinctive pink snapping claw, which it uses to stun its prey with sonic energy.

The pistol shrimp, which produces a sound louder than rock concerts has been named after the band Pink Floyd. Credit:Arthur Anker

Zoologist and Pink Floyd fan Sammy de Grave, from Oxford University's Museum of Natural History, had been waiting for the chance to honour the prog rock legends by giving their name to a new species.

"I have been listening to Floyd since The Wall was released in 1979, when I was 14 years old," Dr de Grave said.