Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982

Material. 1 female & 2 males (ZUTC 6853), Abu-Musa Island, Persian Gulf, 25°53’12”N, 55°02’10”E, 04.05.2016, coll. A. Dehghani & H. Ashrafi.

Habitat and habit. The specimens were found in a rocky tidal pool and in dead coral branches.

General distribution. Indian Ocean and Australia.

Remark. These three specimens agree with Banner & Banner’s (1982) descriptions except that they noted margin of rostrum bearing six short setae, while no setae is seen in the Persian Gulf’s materials.