Decapod crustaceans of the littoral and shallow sublittoral Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf: Faunistics, Biodiversity and Zoogeography 3374 Author Naderloo, Reza Author Türkay, Michael text Zootaxa 2012 2012-07-04 3374 1 1 67 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3374.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3374.1.1 1175­5334 5253502 Ilyoplax stevensi (Kemp, 1919) Persian Gulf. Kuwait ( Jones 1986a ; Clayton 1986 ), Saudi Arabia ( Apel 1994 a , 1996, 2001), Iran (present study). Iran . Hormozgan Province : Kolahi, Bandar-Tiab, Qeshm I. (ten stations along north coast and three stations along south coast), Bandar-Abbas (mangroves), Bandar-Pohl, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province : Khalij-Nayband, Delvar, Ramleh, Bandar-Rig. Khuzestan Province : Hendijan, Bandar-Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty), Bandar-Emam. Arvandroud (Yadman Shohaday-Valfajr). General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman , Pakistan . Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves. Remarks. Ilyoplax stevensi is widely distributed along the eastern (Iranian) coast and northern ( Kuwait , Saudi Arabia ) coast of the Persian Gulf, while missing in its southern part. Its only congener in the Persian Gulf, I . frater has been recorded from the all Gulf states coasts except the Iraqi coast, which is mainly due to lack of sampling.