Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908

2 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Anker (2013, Zootaxa) - Indo-West Pacific from southwestern Indian Ocean to Hawaii and French Polynesia. Indian Ocean: Cargados Carajos Shoals 300 km northwest of Mauritius; Amirante and Coëtivy Islands, Seychelles (Coutière 1908, 1921). Pacific Ocean: Arno and Rongerik Atolls, Marshall Islands (Banner 1957; Banner & Banner 1968); Asuncion Island and Guam, Mariana Islands (Hayashi et al. 1994; present study); Ifaluk Atoll, Caroline Islands (Banner & Banner 1968); Kiritimati Atoll, Line Islands; Madang, Papua New Guinea; Motane, Marquesas Islands; Moorea, Society Islands (present study); Oahu, Hawaii and French Frigate Shoals, Hawaiian Islands (Banner 1953; present study).

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 5-91 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Alpheus percyi - Anker, 2013: 268, Zootaxa, French Polynesia, 1 female (cl 4.8 mm), UF 16336, French Polynesia, Society Islands, Moorea, west of Cook’s Bay, northwest of Pihaena, outer reef slope, depth 4–7 m, spur and groove zone, in large piece of dead Acropora, leg. S. McKeon, J. Moore, A. Anker, S.Ivanenko, 10 Nov 2008 [fcn BMOO-5260]; AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ17-R, 1 male (cl 7.5 mm), MNHN-IU-2011-8936, French Polynesia, Marquesas, bank east of Motane, sta. MQ17-R, 9°59.845' -138°10.716', depth 35–40 m, outside of cave, leg. J. Starmer et al., 19 Jan 2012 [fcn LC193].

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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