Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898

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 : 4

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/2358-2936e2017015
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14666501
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scientific name	Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
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Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898 View in CoL

Previous records. Abele, 1976: 273 [around Colón]; Birkeland et al., 1976: 135 [Galeta reef]; Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point].

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. S. De Grave and A. Anker, 08.08.2008, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-080; 3 spec., same collection data, OUMNH. ZC GoogleMaps .2008-14-079; 1 spec., Isla Colón , between Puss Head and Playa Bluff, leg. A. Anker et al., 13.11.2006, OUMNH. ZC . 2010-01-030. Isla Grande . 2 spec., western point, leg. A. Anker et al., 21.04.2006, OUMNH. ZC .2011-03-059.

Remarks. Tropical western Atlantic, from Bermuda southwards to Tobago ( Felder et al., 2009), including southern Gulf of Mexico, most common on coral reefs, in crevices of dead corals, 0– 5 m.