Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880

Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880 View in CoL

Previous records. Birkeland et al., 1976: 136 [Galeta reef, as Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890 ]; Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point, as A. ridleyi ]; Knowlton and Weigt, 1998: 2258[Caribbean Panama]; Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama]; Anker et al., 2008c: 54 [Bocas del Toro; Isla Grande].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 2 spec., Isla Bastimentos, Playa Polo, in coral rubble, 1–2 m, leg. A. Anker et al., 29.04.2015, MZUSP 33575 View Materials . Isla Grande. 1 spec., south-western point, in rubble crevices, less than 2 m, leg. A. Anker et al., 27.03.2015, MZUSP 33599 View Materials .

Remarks. Rarely collected but relatively widespread in the western Atlantic, from the Florida Keys southwards to Atol das Rocas, off north-eastern Brazil, including much of the Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico ( Soledade and Almeida, 2013); typically encountered on coral or rocky reefs, 0– 10 m.