Alpheus viridari (Armstrong, 1949)

Anker, Sammy De Grave and Arthur, 2017, An annotated checklist of marine caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the Caribbean coast of Panama, Nauplius (e 2017015) 25, pp. 1-40 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666563
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887A4-FF90-FF9E-2967-FB5B28E00803
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Alpheus viridari (Armstrong, 1949)
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Alpheus viridari (Armstrong, 1949) View in CoL

Previous records. Abele, 1976: 273 [around Colón]; Heck and Wetstone, 1977: 200 [around Galeta]; Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point]; Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama]; Anker et al., 2006: 2510 [ Isla Grande]; Matthews and Anker, 2009: 277 [Bocas del Toro]; Anker, 2012: 85 [ Isla Grande; Bocas del Toro].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Colón , off STRI pier, 09°14.983’N 082°08.239’W, sea grass bed, at night, leg. S. De Grave, 13.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-104; 1 spec., same location, under rocks on mud, 0.5 m, leg. A. Anker, 05.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-094; 1 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-110; 2 spec., Isla Colón , off STRI pier, sea grass bed, in burrows, leg. A. Anker et al., 12.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC . 2010-01-021. Isla Grande . 1 spec., southwestern side, under rocks on fine sand, leg. A. Anker et al., 21.04.2006, OUMNH. ZC .2010-01-019; 1 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC .2011-03-055.

Remarks. Widely distributed in the tropical northwestern Atlantic, from southern Florida southwards to Venezuela, including the entire Caribbean Sea and southern parts of the Gulf of Mexico (Anker, 2012); typically encountered in sea grass beds or close to mangroves, in burrows or under large rocks, 0– 3 m.