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

by ARTHUR ANKER, PAULA C. RODRÍGUEZ FLORES, MARTHA S. NIZINSKI
Research article Year: 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.4.8

Abstract

Salmoneus karenae n. sp. 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.

Keywords

Alpheidae decapod crustacean caridean shrimp mesophotic Atlantic Ocean