Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Salmoneus

Salmoneus tricristatus A.H. Banner, 1959

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World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2: 274) - E Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Micronesia, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan (new record), Australia, Samoa, French Polynesia. Also Comoros (Mayotte) det. Anker.

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

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

Mayotte data
Salmoneus tricristatus - Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 5, Herbier du Grand Récif Nord-Est, 1 m, 1 femelle ov. Lc 4,7 mm, Lt env. 15,5 mm, MNHN Na17776. Dét. A. Anker.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Salmoneus tricristata - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 262 ("BD30, from various heads of coral" = Tahiti). - Salmoneus tricristatus - Miya, 1972: 43, pl. 5 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 23 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 274 (References, distribution). - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (Moorea, first identification as Leptalpheus ?pacificus, re-det as S. tricristatus. - Salmoneus tricristatus - De Grave et al., 2014, tab. 1, Zoologica Scripta, Moorea.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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