Alpheus peasei (Armstrong, 1940)

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
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666539
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B887A4-FF9D-FF93-297D-FAE72E080841
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Alpheus peasei (Armstrong, 1940)
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Previous records. Abele, 1976: 273 [around Colón]; Birkeland et al., 1976: 136 [Galeta reef]; Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point]; Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 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 and A. Anker, 09.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-090; 1 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-086; 2 spec., Isla Colón , between Big Creek and Playa Bluff, leg. A. Anker et al., 18.10.2005, OUMNH. ZC .2011-03- 156; 1 spec., Isla Colón , Boca del Drago, 09°24.924’N 082°19.824’W, in coral rubble among sea grass, leg. S. De Grave, 10.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-114.

Remarks. Widely distributed from Bermuda southwards to Bahia and Trindade and Martin Vaz Archipelago, Brazil, including most of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico ( Soledade and Almeida, 2013); occurs in a variety of hard-bottom habitats, typically on coral reefs and in coralline algae, 1–30 m, but most common in very shallow water (less than 5 m).