Caridina typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837

Caridina typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 View in CoL

Restricted synonymy:

Caridina typus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (in H. Milne Edwards, 1834–1840) [ 104]: 363, pl.

25bis, figs. 4, 5 (Type locality: Unknown, likely Mauritius).

Caridina typus —Bernardes et al., 2017 [ 105]: 1 (part, ARC clade).—de Mazancourt et al.,

2017 [ 74]: 226, fig. 4; 2019 [ 87]: 167, figs. 2–5; 2020 [ 65]: 34, figs. 2D, 10.

Caridina typus forme typica Bouvier, 1925 [ 72]: 250, figs. 272–295.

Caridina exilirostris Stimpson, 1860 [ 45]: 29 (Type locality (neotype): Okuma River,

Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan).

Caridina siamensis Giebel, 1863 [ 106]: 329 (Type locality: Siam).

Caridina typus forme caledonica Bouvier, 1925 [ 72]: 253, figs. 296–297 (Type locality:

New Caledonia).

Habitat: This species is found from the lower to the higher course of rivers.

Distribution: On Mindoro: Localities no. 5, 12, and 14. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region from South Africa to Fiji and Australia to Japan.

Remarks:

de Mazancourt et al. (2020) [ 65] recently re-described this species based on specimens from most of its distribution range.

This species has been assessed as Least Concern for the IUCN Red List (De Grave, 2013 [ 107]).