Alpheus karplusi

Alpheus karplusi   Anker, 2022

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Malacostraca | Decapoda | Alpheidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 126368).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent reef flats with abundance of silt-covered rubble. This species is in symbiotic relationship with the whitecap shrimp goby Lotilia graciliosa (Ref. 126368).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Anker, A. 2022 On two goby-associated snapping shrimps from the Red Sea, one of them new to science (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Alpheidae: Alpheus). Zootaxa 5105(3):421-438. (Ref. 126368)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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