Ilyoplax stevensi (Kemp, 1919)

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 : 50

Ilyoplax stevensi (Kemp, 1919)

Persian Gulf. Kuwait ( Jones 1986a; Clayton 1986), Saudi Arabia ( Apel 1994 a, 1996, 2001), Iran (present study).

Iran. Hormozgan Province: Kolahi, Bandar-Tiab, Qeshm I. (ten stations along north coast and three stations along south coast), Bandar-Abbas (mangroves), Bandar-Pohl, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province: Khalij-Nayband, Delvar, Ramleh, Bandar-Rig. Khuzestan Province: Hendijan, Bandar-Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty), Bandar-Emam. Arvandroud (Yadman Shohaday-Valfajr).

General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pakistan.

Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves.

Remarks. Ilyoplax stevensi is widely distributed along the eastern (Iranian) coast and northern ( Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) coast of the Persian Gulf, while missing in its southern part. Its only congener in the Persian Gulf, I. frater has been recorded from the all Gulf states coasts except the Iraqi coast, which is mainly due to lack of sampling.