52. Maxillipius rectitelson Ledoyer, 1973 ++

Regional record: Kuwait: this study (KISR-FM075C/ Amphipoda /047).

Local distribution and occurrence: Al-Khiran, Al-Nuwaiseeb, Failaka Island; occasional (13%).

Habitat: Intertidal and subtidal zones; sand, pebble, shells, rocks, Sargassum spp., tubes of blue coral-worm Spirobranchus sinuspersicus, and sponges.