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Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905

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World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 178) - E Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Maldives, Mascarenes, Chagos Islands, Laccadives, South China Sea, Micronesia, Samoa, Hawaii. Also Moorea, French Polynesia, in material examined (p. 5).
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 178) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Afrique orientale (Somalie, Kenya), Madagascar, Seychelles, Maldives, Mascareignes (Réunion, Maurice), Chagos, Laccadives, Chine méridionale, Micronésie, Samoa, Hawaii, Polynésie française (Moorea, p. 5). Comprend Mayotte (premier signalement).

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (facultative)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-80 m

Mayotte data
Alpheus clypeatus - Mayotte, Mission KUW, novembre 2009, st. 32 , Ilot M'tzamboro, Nord-Est, 6-21 m, 1 femelle ov. Lc 6,0 mm, MNHN Na17658 ; st. 33, Sortie passe de Longoni, 25 m, 1 sp. Lc 5,5 mm, MNHN Na17659. - Alpheus cf. clypeatus - Mayotte, Mission KUW, novembre 2009, st. 14, Banc de La Prudente, 15-17 m, 1 femelle ov. Lc 4,5 mm, MNHN Na17656, 1 juv. (note Anker 'juvénile, dét. délicate'), Lc 2,4 mm, MNHN Na17657. Dét. A. Anker.

Réunion data
Alpheus clypeatus - Ribes, 1978 (Réunion). - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 23 (Réunion d'après Ribes).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus clypeatus - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 5, 178 (p. 5, Moorea, sp. in MNHN 13656; p. 178, references, distribution, ecology).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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