Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901

Anker, Sammy De Grave and Arthur, 2017, An annotated checklist of marine caridean and stenopodidean shrimps (Malacostraca: Decapoda) of the Caribbean coast of Panama, Nauplius (e 2017015) 25, pp. 1-40 : 3

Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901

Previous records. (?) Abele, 1976: 273 [around Colón]; (?) Cubit and Williams, 1983: 24 [Galeta Point]; Hurt et al., 2013: 4536 [ Isla Grande].

Material examined. Bocas del Toro. 1 spec., Isla Colón, Boca del Drago , in rock crevice, with Bartholomea annulata (Le Sueur, 1817) , leg. A. Anker, 02.05.2015, MZUSP 33537 .

Remarks. Well-known species, with records from Florida, throughout Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico ( Hurt et al., 2013); associated with the cork-screw sea-anemone B. annulata , typically in shallow water (1–10 m). Both earlier records from Panama, i.e. prior to the description of several closely related species ( Knowlton and Keller, 1983; 1985), need confirmation.