Alpheus paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905
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| Original Description | Alpheus paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905: 902, pl. 83, fig. 41. |
| Classification | Arthropoda: Crustacea: Malacostraca: Decapoda: Alpheidae. |
| Synonymy | None. |
| Type Locality | N Malé and Suvadiva Atolls, Maldives (symbol  on the map). |
| Type Material | Inextant. The specimen from Chagos, identified and reported by Coutière (1921) may be designated as neotype (MNHN 3193). |
| Common Name | None. |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid, status will be confirmed (Anker et al., in prep.). |
| Geographic Distribution | Tropical Indo-West Pacific [IWP]: known only from a few localities in the Indian Ocean and Singapore (see map). |
| Frequency | Rare. |
| Habitat | Coral reef or vicinity of coral reef (atolls). |
| Depth Range | Unknown. |
| Life History and Behavior | Most probably free-living in coral crevices or under rocks and rubble. |
| Related Species | Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905 [IWP]; A. tenuipes De Man, 1910 [IWP]; A. aff. paracrinitus (Anker, pers. obs.) [IWP]; A. bengalensis Coutière, 1905 [IWP]; A. mitis Dana, 1852 [IWP]; A. paracrinitus Miers, 1881 [WA-CA-EA]; A. "subparacrinitus" (Anker et al., in prep.) [WA]; A. "coeruleocinctus" Anker et al., in prep. [EA]; A. fasciatus Lockington, 1878 [EP]; A. rostratus Kim and Abele, 1988 [EP]; A. "geminirostratus" Anker et al., in prep. [WA]; A. "pararostratus" Anker et al., in prep. [EA]; A. aff. rostratus (Anker, pers. obs.) [IWP]. Alpheus paralpheopsides differs from all these species by the frontal margin being deeply incised between the orbital hoods and the rostrum, and relatively long, slender major chela (see Coutière, 1905). |
| Size | Body length to about 12 mm. |
| Color Pattern | Unknown. |
| Molecular Barcode | Unavailable. |
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| Major References | Coutière, 1905 [original description and illustrations]; Coutière, 1921 [record from Chagos]; Johnson, 1961 [record from Singapore]; Banner and Banner, 1979 [further (somewhat questionable) record]; Anker et al., in prep. [taxonomic notes, neotype designation, new illustrations, revision of A. paracrinitus complex]. |