Apolochus sp.

Al-Kandari, Manal, Polikarpov, Igor, Nithyanandan, Manickam, Al-Yamani, Faiza & Grintsov, Vladimir, 2023, An annotated checklist of the Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Kuwait, north-western Arabian Gulf, Zootaxa 5351 (1), pp. 1-36 : 10

10. Apolochus sp. cf. A. menehune (J.L. Barnard, 1970) ++

Syn.: Amphilochus menehune J.L. Barnard, 1970

Regional record: Kuwait: this study (KISR-FM075C/ Amphipoda /013).

Local distribution and occurrence: Khor Al-Sabiyah (Al-Shumaima), Kuwait Bay (Ras Ajuza), Masfat Al-Ahmadi, Ras Al-Zour, Al-Khiran, Failaka Island, Qaruh Island, Umm Al-Maradim Island; occasional (19%).

Habitat: Intertidal and subtidal zones; sand and rocks, shells, dead corals, Sargassum spp. , hydroid-bryozoan associations, sponges, tubes of blue coral-worm Spirobranchus sinuspersicus , and ropes.