Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus dolerus A.H. Banner, 1956



World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 188) - E Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Philippines, Australia (new record: Cartier Reef, W Australia), Micronesia, French Polynesia, Hawaii. Include Réunion, Comoro (Mayotte), Juan de Nova

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-45 m

Mayotte data
Alpheus dolerus - Mayotte, Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 17, Récif du Nord, 22 m, 1 sp. Lc 3,0 mm, MNHN Na17764. Dét. A. Anker. - Expedition Juan de Nova December 2013, st15, 15/12/2013, coral blocks, 1 male Lc 3.9 mm, Lt 20 mm (photo) (MNHN) (nr).

Réunion data
Alpheus dolerus - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 148 (Réunion, 45 m).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus dolerus - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 283 ("BD4, reef flat" = Tahiti, "BD14, BD18, BD20, from massive dead heads of Porites" = Bora Bora,"BD33" = Moorea); 1983: 126 (Sand with shells and corals, hard blocks). - Poupin, 1998: 19 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 188 (References, distribution). - Moorea Biocode project (with a cf.) - Alpheus dolerus - Leray, 2012: 199, Thesis, fig. D2-A, Moorea.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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