Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900

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 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666511
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900
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Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900 View in CoL

Previous records. Abele, 1976: 272 [around Colón]; Birkeland et al., 1976: 135 [Galeta reef]; Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point]; Knowlton et al., 1993: 1630 [Caribbean Panama]; Knowlton and Weigt, 1998: 2258 [Caribbean Panama]; Williams et al., 2001: 377 [Caribbean Panama]; Anker et al., 2008a: 549 [Bocas del Toro; Isla Grande].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Colón , Puss Head Point, 09°21.802’N 082°14.333’W, in rubble, 1–2 m, leg. A. Anker and S. De Grave, 09.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-089, 1 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps . 2008-14-084.

Remarks. Widely distributed in the tropical western Atlantic, from the northern Gulf of Mexico and Florida southwards to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( Soledade and Almeida, 2013); usually dwelling deep in rubble crevices, in depths of 0– 15 m.