First Record of Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & Forest, 1965 (Caridea, Alpheidae) in the Libyan Mediterranean Coast

Amani Fitori; Ali Al-Fituri; Ayad Masry; Alia Salem; Jamila Rizgalla

doi:10.53555/sfs.v10i2.1073

Authors

Amani Fitori Department of Marine Resource, Faculty of Natural Resource, Tobruk University, Libya.
Ali Al-Fituri Marine Biology Research Center, Tripoli, Libya
Ayad Masry Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tobruk University, Libya
Alia Salem Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Derna University, Libya
Jamila Rizgalla Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/sfs.v10i2.1073

Keywords:

Alpheidae, Synalpheus africanus, first record, Ttipoli, Libya

Abstract

The snapping shrimp Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & Forest (1965) is recorded for the first time on the Libyan Mediterranean coast. During August 2022, specimens were collected during a diving trip in Tripoli, Libya. This note gives details about this observation