Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt and Knowlton, 2008

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 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
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scientific name	Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt and Knowlton, 2008
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Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt and Knowlton, 2008 View in CoL

Previous records. Knowlton and Weigt, 1998: 2258 [Caribbean Panama, as A. formosus sp. a]; Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama, as A. formosus B]; Anker et al., 2008b: 12 [Bocas del Toro; Isla Grande; San Blas Islands]; Hurt et al., 2009: 516 [Caribbean coast].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Solarte , Hospital Point, 09°19.996’N 082°13.161’W, in shallow rubble, leg. S. De Grave, 04.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-028; 1 spec., Isla Colón , Puss Head Point, 09°21.802’N 082°14.333’W, in coral rubble, 1–2 m,leg. S. De Grave, 09.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps . 2008-14-087; many spec., Isla Bastimentos , Cayo Coral, in empty conch shells, leg. C. Tavares, 06.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC .2008-14-135.

Remarks. Presently known from a few scattered Caribbean localities, including St. Martin, Panama (Bocas del Toro, Isla Grande), and Honduras (Bay Islands), as well as the southern Gulf of Mexico (Alacranes Reef off Yucatan) ( Anker et al., 2008b; Duarte et al., 2014); typically dwelling in coral rubble crevices in shallow water, 0– 3 m. Anker et al. (2008b) listed San Blas Islands as an additional Panamanian locality for A. paraformosus , however, without having deposited a voucher specimen.