Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939

Li, Xinzheng, 2015, Report on two deep-water caridean shrimp species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae, Acanthephyridae) from the northeastern South China Sea, Zootaxa 3911 (1), pp. 130-138 : 136

Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939

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Acanthephyra approxima Faxon, 1895: 162 (non Acanthephyra approxima Bate, 1888 ) Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939: 191 , text-fig. 1.

Material examined. 1 male (CL= 27.73mm), cold seep, Jiaolong Cold Seep I, ridge between continental shelf and slope, off Guangdong Province, China, southwest to Taiwan Island, northeastern South China Sea, 22°6.948’N, 119°17.116’E, 1138 m depth, collected with small net held by mechanical hand of “Jiaolong” submersible, collectors: Jian-wen Qiu and Xinzheng Li, 19 June 2013.

Distribution. South China Sea, Gulf of Aden, Zanzibar, Gulf of Panama, Galapagos Islands; 701–2133 m depth.

Colouration. Body and appendages entirely red, eyes black (fig. 6).

Remarks. The only male specimen agrees well with Calman’s (1939) description and illustrations. The species was not previously reported from the South China Sea. The colouration of the species is reported herewith for the first time. This species is probably a bathypelagic species.

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FIGURE 6. Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939. Photo of the shrimp body.