Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860)

Naderloo, Reza & Türkay, Michael, 2012, Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374, Zootaxa 3374 (1), pp. 1-67 : 14

Lysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860)

Persian Gulf. Kuwait ( Grabe & Lees 1995), Iran (present study).

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Qeshm I. (Basaeedu).

General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, East Africa, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland); New Zealand.

Habitat. Rocky/cobble intertidal, coral reefs. Recorded to 60 m ( Chace 1988).

Remarks. This is the second record of the species from the Persian Gulf, confirming its occurence in the region. The present specimens generally agree with published descriptions and illustrations [ Holthuis 1993: 220 (in key); Hayashi & Miyake 1968: 156, 157]. The rostral spination formula varies within this species. The formula among 10 specimens examined here ranged from 6–9 dorsally and 3–6 ventrally. The common formula in the present specimens is 7 dorsal and 3 ventral. Sheibani (2008) recorded this species from the Iranian coast of the Gulf of Oman.