Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus macellarius cf. Chace, 1988



World Distribution
(Anker, 2024, Zootaxa, revision A. djeddensis) - Indo-West Pacific from Madagascar to the Philippines, Mariana Islands (Guam, tentatively as A. cf. macellarius), Thailand (Phuket), Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia (tentatively as A. cf. macellarius), Samoa (record requiring confirmation) (Chace 1988; Anker 2001b; Anker et al. 2015, 2016; A. Anker, pers. obs.); possibly more than one species involved (see below). Intertidal to 10 m, associated with gobies.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with fishes

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-10 m

New Caledonia data
Alpheus macellarius cf. Chace, 1988 - Anker, 2024 (Zootaxa, revision A. djeddensis), 1 specimen (sex and cl indet.), MNHN-IU-2018-778, New Caledonia, Our Planet Reviewed Koumac 2.1 Expedition, sta. KM 603, Koumac, near Plage Pandop, 20°34.5’S / 164°16.6’E, muddy intertidal flat near mangroves, suction pump, in burrow with Cryptocentrus cf. leucostictus (preserved together), leg. A. Anker, 12.09.2018; 1 female (cl 4.5 mm), MNHN-IU-2018-1020, New Caledonia, Our Planet Reviewed Koumac 2.1 Expedition, sta. KR 607, 20°38.3’S / 164°12.4’E, subtidal sandflat, suction pump, depth 7–15 m, leg. A. Anker, 05.09.2018; 1 specimen (sex and cl not determined), MNHN-IU-2019-5128, New Caledonia, Our Planet Reviewed Koumac 2.2 Expedition, sta. KM 702, Koumac, near Route de Pandop, 20°34.2’S / 164°16.6’E, intertidal sandflat near mangroves, suction pump, in burrow, leg. Z. Duriš et al., 29.10.2019; 1 ovig. female (cl 7.4 mm), MNHN-IU-2019-2756, same collection data as for previous specimen.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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