Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)

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World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 188) - Most of tropical coasts of Indian Ocean from Red Sea and Persian Gulf to S Africa and Thailand, W tropical Pacific from Japan to S Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and French Polynesia; also E Mediterranean (migrated from Red Sea, and possibly Cape Verde. Not reported from Hawaii.
Banner & Banner (1983 : 29), Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 188) - Méditerranée, ?Cap Vert et Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, golfe Persique, Afrique orientale, Mozambique, Somalie, Kenya, Afrique du Sud, Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles, Thailande, Japon, Australie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-25 m

Mayotte data
Alpheus audouini - Fourmanoir, 1955 : 21 (Comores, Grande Comore, Mitsamiouli, 0,8 m) - Alpheus edwardsi - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 29 (Synonymie ; distribution). - Alpheus edwardsii 'complexe - Mayotte, Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 29, Plage Mboianatsa, hôtel Ngouja, littoral, 5 sp. dont 2 sp. Lc 4,0 & 5,3 mm et 3 femelles ov. Lc 7,0 à 8,0 mm, 1 specimen avec deux grands chélipèdes ! MNHN Na17666 ; st. 31, Brandélé, "Musicale Plage", littoral, 1 sp. Lc 5,4 mm, 1 femelle ov. Lc 4,7 mm, MNHN 17667. Dét . A. Anker.

New Caledonia data
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 188, Thesis) - New Caledonia in distribution.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus edwardsii - Ortmann, 1890: 470 (Tahiti). - Chace, 1988: 25 (Syn.; intertidal under rocks to 25m). - Poupin, 1998: 19 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 188 (References, distribution). - Relevant material - Alpheus cf. edwardsii - Naim, 1980, annex 1-2 (Moorea; in algae Turbinaria ornata, Giffordia mitchellae, Actinotrichia rigida). - Moorea Biocode project (with a aff.)

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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