Data for selected species
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Decapoda - Caridea - Alpheidae - Alpheus

Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849


Distribution : Anker (2001, fasc. 2, p. 204) - Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and Persian Gulf to South Africa, to Japan, Australia, French Polynesia and Hawaii. Records from the Mediterranean Sea probably all refer to A. inopinatus. New local records: Port Essington, N.T., North West Shelf, W Australia, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Iriomote (Ryukyus).

Selected Reference(s)
Alpheus lobidens. - Nobili, G., 1907: 356. - French Polynesia
Alpheus crassimanus. - Banner, A. H. and Banner, D. M., 1967: 283. [Alpheus crassimanus Heller, 1865 is a junior synonym of A. lobidens De Haan, 1850] - French Polynesia
Alpheus lobidens. - Banner, A. H. and Banner, D. M., 1983: 36. [Synonymy] - World distribution
Alpheus lobidens. - Anker, A., 2001: fasc. 2, p. 204. [Worldwide preliminary catalogue] - French Polynesia

Regional Data (French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Easter Island, Clipperton)
Distribution & Ecology: Gambier (Mangareva); Society (Bora Bora, Maupiti, Moorea, Tahiti) - Marine; Shoreline to 10 m; Soft bottom; Burrower; Fish associate; Polychaete associate (Eurythoe).

Regional Records: Alpheus lobidens - Nobili, 1907: 356 (Mangareva). - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1983: 36 (Syn.). - Alpheus crassimanus - A.H. & D.M. Banner, 1967: 283 ("BD1, under algal mat with small mussels, BD35, under coral heads" = Tahiti, "BD12, mud and sand flat, under rocks, BD24, from coral boulders, BD25, on a sand mud spit" = Bora Bora, "BD23" = Maupiti, "BD33" = Moorea) - Poupin, 1998: 20 (Checklist). - Anker, 2001, fasc. 2: 204 (References, distribution, ecology). - Remark: Bruce (1984: 155) indicates that this species lives in burrows in association with gobies (cf. Farrow, 1971, but not indicated in Banner & Banner, 1983: 120). - Synonym - Alpheus crassimanus Heller, 1865. - Moorea Biocode project (with 'complex').

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/