Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012

Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012 View in CoL

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Previous records. Anker, 2012: 50 [Bocas del Toro].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Colón , Punta Caracol, sand, coral rubble, sea grass, under large pieces of rubble, 0.5–2 m, leg. A. Anker et al., 27.04.2015, MZUSP33922 View Materials ; 1spec.,same collection data, MZUSP 34055 View Materials ; 1 spec., Isla Bastimentos , Cayo Coral (Coral Cay), fine sand, rubble, sea grass, under large piece of rubble, 0.5–2 m, leg. A. Anker et al., 28.04.2015, MZUSP 33656 View Materials .

Remarks. Currently known from the Caribbean coast of Panama, Costa Rica , British Virgin Islands, the Florida Keys and Campeche Bank in the Gulf of Mexico, but likely more widespread in the Caribbean Sea (Anker, 2012); under coral rubble on sand-rubble bottoms near sea grass and mangroves, 0– 9 m.