Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Salmoneus

Salmoneus poupini Anker, 2011c


World Distribution
Anker (2011: 283) - Presently known only from French Polynesia, Moorea lagoon (Papetoai, Pihaena, Temae) and Panglao, off Bohol, the Philippines.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-4 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Salmoneus poupini Anker, 2011c: 78 - French Polynesia, Society Islands, Moorea. Holotype: ovigerous specimen (CL 5.0 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 28070, Moorea lagoon, public beach between Temae point and Sofitel, sand flat with coral “bommies”, depth 0.5–2 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 30 November 2010 [fcn BMOO-15433]. Paratypes: 1 ovigerous specimen (CL 3.7 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 23307, Moorea lagoon at Pihaena, near broken stone jetty, sand and mud bottom with large coral “bommies” and coral rubble, adjacent to deep channel with fine sand bottom, deep under large pieces of rubble and corals, depth 0.5–1.5 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 23 October 2009 [fcn BMOO-06752]; 1 ovigerous specimen (CL 4.1 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 23311, Moorea lagoon at Papetoai, shallow sand flat with abundant coral rubble and coral “bommies”, deep under rubble and massive corals, depth 0.5–1 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 3 November 2009 [fcn BMOO-08209]; 1 non-ovigerous specimen (CL 2.7 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 23314, Moorea lagoon at Pihaena, near broken stone jetty, sand and mud bottom with large coral “bommies” and coral rubble, adjacent to deep channel with fine sand bottom, deep under large pieces of rubble and corals, depth 0.5–1 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 21 October 2009 [fcn BMOO-06473]; 1 ovigerous specimen (CL 4.9 mm), OUMNH.ZC 2011-03-171, Moorea lagoon, between Cook’s Bay and Hilton, off Pihaena, sand flat with corals and rubble, under large coral “bommies” on sand and loose rubble, depth 3–4 m, scuba diving, coll. A. Anker, 23 November 2010 [fcn BMOO-15434]; 1 non-ovigerous specimen (CL 2.6 mm), RMNH D 53396, Moorea lagoon, same collection data as previous specimen [fcn BMOO-15820]; 1 non-ovigerous specimen (CL 2.5 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 28068, Moorea lagoon, Pihaena near broken pier, mud-silt flat with coral “bommies” and rubble, deep under large pieces of rubble or corals, depth less than 1 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 26 October 2010 [fcn BMOO-13077]; 1 non-ovigerous specimen (CL 3.6 mm), FLMNH UF Arthropoda 28069, Moorea lagoon, public beach between Temae point and Sofitel, sand flat with coral “bommies”, depth 0.5– 2 m, snorkeling, coll. A. Anker, 30 November 2010 [fcn BMOO-15432].

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