Species Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798
- Alpheus rapax Fabricius, J.C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae : Proft et Storch ii 573 pp. [405].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH (probably not extant), East Indies.Subsequent designation references:
Zimsen, E. 1964. Crustacea. pp. 643–656 in, The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen : Munksgaard 656 pp.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (South Africa to Japan and east to Hawai'i).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On sandy to stony substrates, intertidal to 46 m depth.
General References
Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1982. The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part III: The remaining alpheids, principally the genus Alpheus, and the family Ogyrididae. Records of the Australian Museum 34(1): 1-357 figs 1-95 [174] (Australian records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |