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Issue: Vol. 5725 No. 4: 4 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.8
Page range: 583-590
Abstract views: 70
PDF downloaded: 10

A new deep-water species of the alpheid shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 (Decapoda: Caridea) from East Flower Garden Bank off Texas, USA

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST); Thuwal 23955-6900; Saudi Arabia
Department of Invertebrate Zoology; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; 10 and Constitution Ave; NW; Washington; DC 20560; USA
Department of Invertebrate Zoology; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; 10 and Constitution Ave; NW; Washington; DC 20560; USA; NOAA/NMFS National Systematics Laboratory; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; 10 and Constitution Ave; NW; Washington; DC 20560; USA
Crustacea Alpheidae decapod crustacean caridean shrimp mesophotic Atlantic ocean

Abstract

Salmoneus karenae sp. nov. is described based on a single specimen found in debris recovered from a depth of 84.9 m, in the East Flower Garden Bank off Texas, USA. The new species is unique within Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 in having a domed carapace combined with completely exposed eyestalks and pale orange colour of the body and appendages. It represents the 14th species and first deep-water member of the genus in the western Atlantic.

 

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How to Cite

Anker, A., Flores, P.C.R. & Nizinski, M.S. (2025) A new deep-water species of the alpheid shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 (Decapoda: Caridea) from East Flower Garden Bank off Texas, USA. Zootaxa, 5725 (4), 583–590. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.8