Synalpheus mexicanus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus mexicanus is a snapping shrimp from the eastern Pacific, and belongs to the Paulsoni species group within the genus Synalpheus (Coutière, 1909).
Synalpheus mexicanus belongs to the Paulsoni species group within the genus Synalpheus (Coutière, 1909); see Salazar et al. (2005) for more taxonomic details. Type locality: Isla Espiritu Santo, Gulf of California, Mexico (Coutière, 1909), type stored at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM). Type: USNM 38393.
Synalpheus mexicanus has been reported from rock coral and sand (Salazar et al. 2005).
Maximum carapace length 3.7 mm (Salazar et al. 2005).
Synalpheus townsendi mexicanus (Coutiere 1909); see Salazar et al. 2005 for full list of synonomies.
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California, Pacific Mexico (Coutiere 1909), Pacific Colombia (Salazar et al. 2005).