Neocallichirus darvishi Sepahvand, Komai, Momtazi and Shahabi, 2018

Poore, Gary C. B., 2023, New records and one new species of Callichiridae (Crustacea, Axiidea) from the Indo-West Pacific, with keys to species of Corallianassa, Lepidophthalmus and Neocallichirus, Memoirs of Museum Victoria (Mem. Mus. Vic.) 82, pp. 71-95 : 85

Neocallichirus darvishi Sepahvand, Komai, Momtazi and Shahabi, 2018

Neocallichirus darvishi Sepahvand et al., 2018: 241–247 , figs 1–4.

Diagnosis. Antenna peduncle exceeding antennule peduncle by one-third of article 5. Eyestalk distal lobes tapered, often truncate, with denticulate distal margin. Major cheliped merus lower margin with narrow straight dentate blade over proximal three-quarters; gape simple; fixed finger cutting edge smooth; dactylus cutting edge with molar-like tooth in proximal half, separated by deep notch from broad subtriangular tooth distally. Uropodal endopod posterior margin decidedly oblique,curving continuously to convex anterior margin. Telson tapering from base to continuous rounded posterolateral margin. Maximum cl. 8.2 mm.

Distribution. Somali/Arabian (known only from type locality: Persian Gulf, Iran).

Remarks. The species has not been recorded since its description.