Macrophthalmus ( Mareotis ) depressus Rüppell, 1830

Naderloo, Reza & Türkay, Michael, 2012, Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374, Zootaxa 3374 (1), pp. 1-67 : 52-53

Macrophthalmus ( Mareotis) depressus Rüppell, 1830

Persian Gulf. Kuwait (Jones 1906a) Saudi Arabia ( Basson et al. 1977; Apel 1994a; 1996; Naderloo et al. 2011), Bahrain ( Stephensen 1946; Naderloo et al. 2011), Qatar ( Apel 2001), UAE ( Titgen 1982; Al-Ghais & Cooper 1996; Cooper 1997; Hornby 1997; Apel 2001; Naderloo et al. 2011), Iran ( Pretzmann 1971; Naderloo et al. 2011; present study).

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (seven stations along the north coast), Bandar-Abbas, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband, Bandar-Rig, Shah-Abdollah. Khuzestan Province: Hendijan, Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty).

General distribution. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, East Africa, Madagascar, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, southern Oman ( Dhofar), Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, west coast of India.

Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves.