Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Metalpheus

Metalpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)


Distribution : Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 264) - Madagascar, E and SE Africa, Red Sea, Maldives, Comores, Seychelles, Philippines, S Japan, Taiwan, S China, Micronesia, Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, French Polynesia, Wake Island, Hawaii, Easter Island, St. Helena, Ascension Island, Florida (new record).

Selected Reference(s)
Alpheus paragracilis. - Coutière, H., 1905a: 883, pl. 76, fig. 22, 22a-g. - French Polynesia
Alpheus paragracilis. - Coutière, H., 1905b: 23. - French Polynesia
Alpheus paragracilis. - Banner, A. H. and Banner, D. M., 1967: 268. - French Polynesia
Metalpheus paragracilis. - Poupin, J., 1998: 23. - French Polynesia
Metalpheus paragracilis. - Anker, A., 2001: fasc. 2, p. 264. [Worldwide preliminary catalogue] - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Easter Island; Marquesas (Fatu Hiva, Hatutaa), Society (Bora Bora, Tahiti); Tuamotu (Marutea South) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; ?Hard bottom; Coral facultative associate (Acropora).

Regional Records: EASTER ISLAND - Metalpheus paragracilis. - DiSalvo et al., 1988: 458, tab. 4 (Easter Island, scuba dives 15-60m; det. D. Banner). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Alpheus paragracilis - Coutière, 1905a: 883, pl. 76, fig. 22, 22a-g (Tahiti); 1905b: 23 (Marutea South). - Seurat, 1934: 60 (Marutea South). - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 268 ("BD6, barrier reef, BD30, from various coral heads, BD35, under coral heads on a gravel and sand expanse" = Tahiti, "BD8, inner reef, BD14, BD17, from partially living Acropora and coralline alga, BD18, from consolidated reef flat made mostly of massive heads of Porites, BD20, from massive dead heads of Porites" = Bora Bora). - Metalpheus paragracilis - Bruce, 1976a: 44 (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 23 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 264 (References, distribution). - Metalpheus paragracilis (det. A. Anker, from photos, March 2012) - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ16-M, Fatu Hiva, intertidal, coll. Corbari et al., sample LC176, St. MQ32-GR, Hatutaa, 17-22 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC381.

Depth distribution: 0 - 60 m

References : compilation of references cited in Poupin (1996, 1998, 2003) and Poupin et al. (2009) - PDF 412 Ko
Since November 2012, this database is updated in CRUSTA database - http://crustiesfroverseas.free.fr/