species: Alpheus bellulus in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Alpheus bellulus


©Anne Hoggett: Alpheus bellulus with goby Amblyeleotris steinitzi in the Lizard Island lagoon. Shrimp identified by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum.

©Anne Hoggett: Alpheus bellulus with goby Amblyeleotris steinitzi in the Lizard Island lagoon. Shrimp identified by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Alpheidae
Genus Alpheus
Species Alpheus bellulus

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Distinguishing features

A red and white goby shrimp with distinctive red and white markings.

Dr Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum) advises that this species is part of a species complex that awaits resolution (Mar 2022).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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References

  • Miya, K. and S. Miyake (1969). Description of Alpheus bellulus sp. nov. associated with gobies from Japan (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 16(5): 307-314. LIRS catalog number 90420.