taxonID	type	description	language	source
95F24E917FDD9026E971DE1FBDFDAE6B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Lectotype ♂ (CW 18.5 mm, CL 11.0 mm, PL 17.0 mm) (MNHN B. 12073), " Vanikoro ", coll. J. R. C. Quoy and J. P. Gaimard (Fig. 1 A-E). Paralectotypes: 2 ♀♀ (MNHN B. 3208), same data as lectotype (Fig. 1 F-G).	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
95F24E917FDD9026E971DE1FBDFDAE6B.taxon	materials_examined	Other material. 1 ♂ (CW 28.5 mm), 1 ♀ (CW 22.9 mm) (SMF 19985), Shimo la Tewa, ca. 20 km N Mombasa, ca. 2 km von Kueste entfernt, Schlickmangrove, Kenya, coll. H. Langer, 11 Aug. 1990; 1 ♂ (CW 29.7 mm) (ZRC 1999.1107), Poroani, mangrove to the south, Mayotte, 23 July 1998; 2 ♂♂ (CW 27.9 - 34.9 mm), NCHUZOOL 14895, Mida Creek, Malindi, Kenya.	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
95F24E917FDD9026E971DE1FBDFDAE6B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. Carapace (Figs 1 A, 2 A, 4 B, 7 B, D, F) with anterolateral angle (= external orbital angle) broadly triangular, directed laterally; anterolateral margin short to moderately long; dorsolateral margin long, definite, strongly converging; 1 posterolateral stria. Floor of orbit with row of fewer than 17 tubercles, sometime with blunt ridge (Figs 1 B, 2 C, D). Major cheliped (Figs 1 C, 2 B) with dactylus usually longer than palm, outer surface of dactylus and pollex each with 1 long groove proximally extending beyond midlength. Fingers of minor cheliped without conspicuous tooth on either finger. G 1 (Fig. 5 E-H) with distal tube relatively stout, distinctly curved, gently tapering towards tip, distal part distinctly narrower than proximal part; thumb of moderate length, extending beyond base of distal tube. Female. Carapace with anterolateral an gle acutely triangular; anterolateral margin short or absent, joining dorsolateral margin as almost straight line (Fig. 7 H). Floor of orbit with row of 14 - 16 tubercles (Fig. 2 F). Fingers of cheliped (Fig. 2 F) each with conspicuous tooth on occlusal margin. (See also Remarks under T. alcocki sp. n. for comparisons of morphology and colouration.)	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
95F24E917FDD9026E971DE1FBDFDAE6B.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Southeastern Africa from Giumbo (= Jumboo), southern Somalia, to Cape Province, South Africa (mouth of Umtata R.); Madagascar (Crane 1975).	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
3F42EA9869698888E0FE81C7ACB59A17.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: ♂ (CW 30.1 mm, CL 17.9 mm; PL 58.2 mm) (ZRC 2017.1278), Ranong mangroves, Thailand, coll. H. - T. Shih et al., 27 May 2012. Paratypes: 2 ♂♂ (CW 22.4 - 29.9 mm), 1 ♀ (CW 25.1 mm) (NCHUZOOL 13661), 1 ♂ (CW 29.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14896), 13 ♂♂ (CW 14.7 - 31.2 mm), 4 ♀♀ (CW 19.9 - 24.1 mm), 1 ovig. ♀ (CW 25.7 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14905), same data as holotype; 1 ♂ (CW 24.6 mm), 1 ovig. ♀ (CW 14.8 mm) (ZRC 2017.1279), Kamphuan mangroves, Ranong, Thailand, 9 Sep. 2000; 1 ♂ (CW 24.0 mm) (ZRC 2001.2347), Ranong, Thailand, coll. P. Clark, 7 Nov. 2001.	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
3F42EA9869698888E0FE81C7ACB59A17.taxon	materials_examined	Other material. Thailand: 2 ♂♂ (CW 17.8 - 26.1 mm) (ZRC 1988.616 - 617), Phuket, coll. D. H. Murphy, 12 Nov. 1987; 2 ♂♂ (CW 20.3 - 22.4 mm) (ZRC 1999.1131), mangrove area south east of Phuket Town ca. 8 km, W. B. Jeffries and H. K. Voris, 14 June 1990; 4 ♂♂ (CW 13.0 - 16.9 mm), 1 ♀ (CW 18.8 mm), 1 ovig. ♀ (CW 19.8 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14897), 6 ♂♂ (CW 9.0 - 12.4 mm), 3 ♀♀ (CW 11.4 - 14.0 mm), 2 ovig. ♀♀ (CW 13.9 - 14.8 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14906), Chalong Bay, Phuket, coll. H. - T. Shih et al., 28 May 2012; 4 ♂♂ (CW 4.4 - 16.9 mm), 1 ♀ (CW 12.8 mm), 1 ovig. ♀ (CW 14.7 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14898), Laem Tukkae, Phuket, coll. H. - T. Shih et al., 29 May 2012; 1 ♂ (CW 17.2 mm), 2 ♀♀ (CW 14.0 - 15.6 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14907), Tha Thiap Ruea Bang Rong, Phuket, coll. H. - T. Shih et al., 30 May 2012. India: 1 ♂ (CW 17.7 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14925), 1 ♂ (CW 19.0 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14899), 1 ♂ (CW 12.6 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14901), 1 ♀ (CW 17.5 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14902), 13 ♂♂ (CW 9.9 - 18.2 mm), 3 ♀♀ (CW 11.4 - 17.9 mm), 1 ovig. ♀ (CW 19.9 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14903), Mumbai, coll. H. - N. Chen et al., 17 Mar. 2010; 1 ♀ (CW 22.6 mm) (NCHUZOOL 14900), Diu mangroves, coll. K. Wong, 20 Mar. 2010.	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
3F42EA9869698888E0FE81C7ACB59A17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Male. Carapace (Figs 3 A, 4 A, 6 A, C, G, 7 A, C, E) trapezoidal, smooth; front narrow, with distinct, narrow median groove; anterolateral angle acutely triangular, directed obliquely anteriorly; anterolateral margin short to moderately long; dorsolateral margin long, definite, strongly converging; one posterolateral stria. Floor of orbit with row of 5 - 11 tubercles, sometimes with blunt ridge. Major cheliped (Figs 4 C, 6 B, D) with dactylus usually longer than palm, outer surface of dactylus and pollex each with 1 long groove proximally extending beyond midlength. Fingers of minor cheliped (Figs 3 B, D, 6 B, D) without conspicuous tooth on either finger. G 1 (Fig. 5 A-D) with distal tube slender, slightly curved to almost straight, distal and proximal parts subequal in width; thumb of moderate length, extending beyond base of distal tube. Female. Anterolateral angle more broadly triangular; anterolateral margin moderately long, joining dorsolateral margin as convex structure (Fig. 7 G). Floor of orbit with row of 17 - 19 tubercles (Figs 3 F, 6 F). Fingers of cheliped (Fig. 3 E, F) each with conspicuous tooth on occlusal margin.	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
3F42EA9869698888E0FE81C7ACB59A17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after Alfred William Alcock, who first recorded this species from India and Pakistan as " Uca urvillei " (cf. Alcock 1900).	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
3F42EA9869698888E0FE81C7ACB59A17.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Western Thailand, India, Pakistan, and the Red Sea (see Remarks).	en	Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K. K., Ng, Peter K. L. (2018): Tubucaalcocki, a new pseudocryptic species of fiddler crab from the Indian Ocean, sister to the southeastern African T. urvillei (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Ocypodidae). ZooKeys 747: 41-62, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.747.23468
