Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852

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World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 221) - Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, E Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Maldives, Chagos Islands, Laccadives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, S China, Taiwan, Micronesia, Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, ?Hawaii.
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 221) - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, golfe d'Aden, Afrique orientale, Tanzanie, Somalie, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles, Réunion, Maurice, Maldives, Chagos, Laccadives, Sri Lanka, Thailande, Mélanésie, Singapour, Indonésie, Philippines, Japon, Ryukyu, Chine, Taiwan, Micronésie, Australie, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Fidji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook, Polynésie française, ? Hawaii. Comprend Mayotte.

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

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

Mayotte data
Alpheus parvirostris - Anker & Michonneau, 2008, Mayotte, st. MAY08-St1, Mbouanasta, récif, UF 13589, 13596 ; st. MAY08-St2, Tanaraki, platier récifal, UF13556.

Réunion data
Alpheus parvirostris - Ribes, 1978 (Réunion). - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 60, 150 (Réunion dans le matériel examiné, à basse mer et entre 2-5 m).

New Caledonia data
Alpheus parvirostris - Anker, 2001, thesis: 211, New Caledonia.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus parvirostris - Coutière, 1905b: 23 (Marutea). - Nobili, 1907: 356 (Mangareva). - Seurat, 1934: 60 (In pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera). - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 284 ("BD4, BD6, BD36-37" = Tahiti, "BD7-8, BD11, BD13-14, BD17, BD19-22, BD25-26, BD28-29" = Bora Bora, "BD33-34" = Moorea). - Kropp & Birkeland, 1981: 630, tab. 5 (Moorea, Takapoto). - Odinetz, 1983: 207 (Moorea, Tahiti, Takapoto; in coral Pocillopora, non obligate associate). - Chace, 1988: 47 (Syn.) - Alpheus euchiroides Nobili, 1906: 257; 1907: 356, pl. 1, fig. 6 (Marutea). - Poupin, 1998: 22 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 221 (References, distribution). - Unpublished specimens - Moorea fieldwork December 2006, coll. Poupin, Papetoai lagoon, 0.1 m, fringing reef, coral rubbles, photograph, det. A. Anker/J. Poupin. - Moorea Biocode project.

Comment(s) on data
Mollusc associate (bivalve G. Pinctada); Coral facultative associate (Gen. Pocillopora).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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