Alpheus exilis Kim and Abele, 1988
Alpheus exilis is a snapping shrimp from the eastern Pacific, first described from the Galapagos islands. There are few records of this species, but Kim and Abele (1988) report collecting it from volcanic sand and mud.
The species name Alpheus exilis is derived from the Latin "exilis" (slender), and refers to the long, slended antennular peduncle (in particular the second antennular segment). Type locality: James Island, Galapagos (Kim and Abele 1988), types stored at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM). Holotype: USNM 229945.
Found in volcanic sand, mud, and sand, 64-146 m (Kim and Abele 1988).
Maximum body size (carapace length, or CL) of males is 5.2 mm; females, 7.2 mm (Kim and Abele 1988).
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico; James Island, Galapagos (Kim and Abele 1988).