Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905



World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 201) - Lakshadweep (Laccadive Islands), Sri Lanka, Mascarenes, Chagos Islands, Micronesia, French Polynesia.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus idiocheles - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 271 ("BD2, various coral head" = Tahiti, "BD9, outer ridge of coralline alga" = Bora Bora, "BD32, wave-washed ridge of calcareous alga" = Moorea; "specimens of A. idiocheles ...were found living in galleries"). - Poupin, 1998: 20 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 201 (References, distribution, ecology). - Moorea Biocode project.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database