Alpheus styliceps Coutière, 1905
Overview:
Alpheus styliceps is a snapping shrimp from the Indian Ocean.
Systematics and Identification:
Alpheus styliceps was described from Naifaro Reef, Maldive Islands (Coutière, 1905).
Habitat and Host Associations:
Can be collected from 55-80 m depth (Poupin 2008).
Morphology:
Morphologically similar to Alpheus arethusa (Banner and Banner 1983).
Synonomies:
Alpheus eulimene (de Man 1909).
Distribution:
Indian Ocean: Maldive Islands (Coutiere 1905); Somalia, Kenya, Reuinion Island, Mauritius (Banner and Banner 1983).