New record of the snapping shrimp Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) (Crustacea: Alpheoidea) in Basrah, Iraq

Tariq H. Y. Al-Maliky; Khaled Kh Al- Khafaji; Talib A. Khalaf

Arthropods (Jun 2017)

New record of the snapping shrimp Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) (Crustacea: Alpheoidea) in Basrah, Iraq

Tariq H. Y. Al-Maliky,
Khaled Kh Al- Khafaji,
Talib A. Khalaf

Affiliations

Tariq H. Y. Al-Maliky: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Khaled Kh Al- Khafaji: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Talib A. Khalaf: Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 47 – 53

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Specimens of the snapping shrimp Alpheus edwardsii, were collected from the intertidal zone of Faw and Shatt Al-Basrah channel in Basrah city, Iraq during October 2016. Photographs by digital camera and measurements were presented. Guides and keys were used for identification of this species.

Published in Arthropods

ISSN: 2224-4255 (Online)
Publisher: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
Website: http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp

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