Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878

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World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 236) - A. sulcatus macrochirus: Gulf of Aden (new record: Socotra Island, Yemen), E and S Africa, Comores, Seychelles, Madagascar, Indonesia, Australia (new record: Cartier Reef, Timor Sea), Philippines, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Line Eslands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-5 m

Mayotte data
Alpheus sulcatus - Banner & Banner, 1983 : 70 (Comores d'après Banner & Banner, 1980).

Réunion data
Alpheus aff. sulcatus. - Réunion, 2016, photo in situ, P. Bourjon, det. A. Anker as A. sp. (new color pattern) and/or A. complexe sulcatus-macrochirus.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus macrochirus - Ortman, 1890: 485 (Tahiti). - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 268 ("BD14, from ridge demarking outer margin of inner reef flat" = Bora Bora; Moorea; Nuku Hiva).- Alpheus sulcatus - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1985: 65 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 22 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 236 (References, distribution, ecology). - Synonym - Alpheus macrochirus Richters, 1880. - A. macrochirus - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 235, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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