Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852

(Fig. 1A)

Material. 2 males (ZUTC 6758), Hormuz Island, Persian Gulf, 27°02’10”N, 56°29’23”E, intertidal, sandy with patches of rock, 02.04.2016, coll. A. Dehghani & H. Ashrafi ; 1 female (ZUTC 6860), Qadir Park, Abu-Musa Island, Persian Gulf, 25°89’58”N, 55°04’23”E, sandy/rocky with coral, 17.07.2019, coll. H. Ashrafi.

Habitat and habit. Sandy/rocky shores, usually under rocks or in dead coral branches in intertidal zone.

General distribution. Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.