Species Metalpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)
- Alpheus paragracilis Coutière, H. 1897. Note sur un nouveau genre d'alphéidés. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 3(7): 301-303 [304].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP ♀, 'l'ile Tague' (?).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west central Pacific Oceans (Madagascar and Red Sea to Hawai'i and Society Islands), one record from the Atlantic (St Helena Island).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, intertidal, rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Dead coral, calcareous algae, and under rocks, depths to 20 m.
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 [282]
History of changes
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |