Alpheus bidens
Alpheus bidens (Olivier, 1811)
Overview
Overview
Alpheus bidens is an Indo-West Pacific snapping shrimp that belongs to the Diadema species group within the genus Alpheus. It can be collected from coral heads. For more details, see ABRS (2009): http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/a..., http://decapoda.free.fr/fiche.php?sp=33.
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Ecology and Behavior
Habitat and Host Associations
Can be collected from the heads of coral, depth intertidal to 83 m (Banner and Banner 1982).
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Ryukyus, Philippines, Tasmania, Caroline and Marshall Islands (Banner and Banner 1982, Chace 1988).
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Identification and Taxonomy
Systematics and Identification
Alpheus bidens belongs to the Diadema species group within the genus Alpheus (Banner and Banner 1982). Type locality: Australia (Australian Faunal Directory), types stored at the Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France (MNHN). For additional descriptions, see Banner and Banner (1982), Chace (1988).
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Morphology
Maximum body size is 23 mm (carapace length) (Chace 1988). Color: abdomen with brown and pale pink stripes, chelae pale pink with brown fingers (Banner and Banner 1982).
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Synonomies
Palaemon bidens (Olivier 1811); Alpheus tridentatus (Zehntner 1894); Alpheus praedator (de Man 1908); Alpheus dissodontonotus (Stebbing, 1915).
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