Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852

15 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 216) - Red Sea, E Africa, Comores, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles, Maldives, Laccadives, Chagos Islands, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, South China Sea, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Micronesia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Australia (new local recods: Elisabeth Reef, Tasman Sea), Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Samoa, Fiji, Line Islands, French Polynesia, Wake Island, Hawaii, Easter Island, Clipperton, Baja California, Clarion Island, Cocos Island, Galapagos.
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 216) - Indo-Pacifique. Mer rouge, Afrique orientale, Comores, Europa, Madagascar, Mascareignes, Seychelles, Maldives, Laccadives, Chagos, Pakistan, Thailande, Vietnam, Chine méridionale, Taiwan, Japon, Ryukyu, Ogasawara, Micronésie, Indonésie, Philippines, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Australie, Norfolk, Lord Howe, Samoa, Fidji, Iles de la Ligne, Polynésie française, Wake, Hawaii, Ile de Pâques, Clipperton, Californie, Clarion, Cocos, Galapagos. Comprend, Europa, Mayotte, Réunion.

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

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-15 m

Mayotte data
Alpheus pacificus - Fourmanoir, 1955 : 20 (Comores, Grande Comore, Mitsamiouli, 1,30 m, Mayotte, île Bandéli, niy. 1,20 m, Mohéli, Fomboni, niv. 1,50 m). - Anker & Michonneau, 2008, st. MAY08-St7, N'Gouja, platier récifal, UF13635-39-41-47. - Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 1, plage de Trévani, intertidal, 1 mâle Lc 7,0 mm, MNHN 17743 ; st. 26, Platier de Mutsumbatsou, intertidal à basse mer, 1 mâle Lc 6,5 mm, Lt env. 23,5 mm (photo) MNHN Na17744 ; St. 31, Brandélé, "Musicale Plage", intertidal, 9 sp. dont 3 femelles ov., Lc de 3,5 à 6,0 mm, MNHN Na17745 ; 1 femelle Lc 6,2 mm, MNHN Na17746. Dét. A. Anker 'A. pacificus complexe' - Photo Yvon Gildas - Mayotte sur le site : http://www.mayotte-photos-plongee.com/. - Expedition Glorieuses December 2012 (new record), st. BIO 22, st. BIO 30.

Europa data
Alpheus pacificus - Fourmanoir, 1952 : 177 (Europa). - Europa, Mission BIORECIE, st. 15, platier sud, sous cailloux, en couple, détermination sur le terrain d'après le patron de couleur, confirmée au laboratoire, 2 femelles ovigères, Lc 7.5-9.9 mm, Lt environ 28-41 mm (MNHN).

Réunion data
Alpheus pacificus - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 149 (Réunion, basse-mer). - Photographie Lucie Maillot, Mai 2009, centre Kélonia, Saint-Leu, det. A. Anker (suite, mission Poupin, avril 2008).

New Caledonia data
As Alpheus gracilidigitus Miers, 1884, a synonym - Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Chan TY & Mitsuhashi M, Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 295-299

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
CLIPPERTON - Crangon pacificus. - Schmitt, 1939a: 12 (Clipperton). - Alpheus pacificus - Chace, 1962: 610 (Clipperton). - Poupin et al., 2007 (Clipperton new coll.). - EASTER ISLAND - Alpheus pacificus. - DiSalvo et al., 1988: 458, tab. 4 (Easter Island, scuba dives 15-60m; det. D. Banner). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Alpheus pacificus - Nobili, 1907: 356 (Mangareva). - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 283 ("BD8" = Bora Bora; Moorea). - Kim & Abele, 1988: 100, fig. 42 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1994: 6, fig. 2 (Mangareva, Tahiti, Taiaro; at low tide, sandy area, under rocks). - Poupin, 1998: 21 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 216 (References, distribution, ecology) - Moorea Biocode project (with 'complex'). - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ10-M, Hiva Oa, intertidal, coll. Poupin, Starmer, sample LC48, LC51 (photo), St. MQ12-M, Tahuata, intertidal, sample LC97 (check). - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 235, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti), alos A. cf. pacificus p. 236.

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