Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Synalpheus

Synalpheus stimpsonii (De Man, 1888)



World Distribution
Anker (2001, fasc. 2 : 294) - Indo-ouest Pacifique, Afrique orientale à Australie, Japon et Micronésie. Comprend, Kenya, Tanzanie, Madagacar, Réunion.
Minemizu (2000) : 5-50 m. To ?120 m (from Banner, 1983, 60 fathoms)

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with echinoderms

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 5-50 m

Mayotte data
Synalpheus aff. stimpsonii - - Poupin et al., 2022, Naturae, MNHN, https://doi.org/10.5852/naturae2022a8 : 143. - Mayotte, photo G. Barathieu, 25 oct 2018, on undetermined coral (?Melithaeidae), 70 m (Mesophotic). Pre-det from photo A. Anker, J. Poupin, other candidates are S. odontophorus or S. tropidodactylus.
Comment: Synalpheus stimpsoni typical is always associated with crinoids Comatulidae in shallow water (5-50 m).
KWD - Mesophotic, Undetermined, First for Mayotte, Associated coral

Réunion data
Synalpheus stimpsonii - Ribes, 1978 (Réunion). - Bannner & Banner, 1983 : 106 (Réunion d'après Ribes).

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Chan TY & Mitsuhashi M, Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 295-299

Other data
Musorstom 1 Philippines, CP18 — Banner H & M, Musorstom 1, 1: 217-235

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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