Report on some caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) from Mayotte, southwest Indian Ocean Author Li, Xinzheng Author Cleva, Régis Author Poupin, Joseph text Zootaxa 2012 3162 1 30 journal article 45645 10.5281/zenodo.246311 e7aebedc-630a-4c67-bb35-5e736f465e92 1175-5326 246311 Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904 (fig. 15) Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904 : 232 . — Li, 2000 : 237 , fig. 316; 2008a: 242. — De Grave, 2000 : 139 . — Wicksten and Hernández, 2000 : 95 . — Debelius, 2001 : 186 , unnumbered photo. — Wicksten and Hendrickx, 2003 : 62 . — Bruce, 2005 : 358 ; 2006: 22; 2007: 118. — Li and Bruce, 2006 : 721 . — Li et al. , 2007 : 291 , fig. 148. — Poupin and Juncker, 2010 : 282 , unnumbered photo. Periclimenes ( Cristiger ) frater Borradaile, 1915 : 210 . Periclimenes ( Cristiger ) soror — Borradaile, 1917 : 363 . Periclimenes ( Periclimenes ) soror — Kemp, 1922 : 165 . Periclimenes bicolor Edmondson, 1935 : 10 , fig. 3. FIGURE 14. Periclimenes imperator Bruce, 1967 . Female, LC 2.2 mm, LT 12.2 mm, MNHN-Na 17062. A, lateral view; B, dorsal view; C, showing the shrimp with its host sea cucumber. FIGURE 15. Periclimenes soror Nobili, 1904 . In situ, on Culcita sea star,, 1 ovigerous female, MNHN-Na 17061. Material examined. St 3, 02/11/2009 , 19h–21h, Trévani fringing reef at night, 12°43'43.19"S , 45°11'43.97"E , coll. KUW fieldwork, snorkelling and scuba diving, 1–8 m , coral grounds at night, associated with a sea star Culcita sp., 1 ovigerous female (LC 2.2 mm ), MNHN-Na 17061; St 5, 03/11/2009 , 10h–13h, Great north east reef, seagrass bed, 12°41'58.01"S , 45°14'4.31"E , coll. KUW fieldwork, snorkelling and small dredge, 1 m , seagrass beds, small coral blocks, 3 ovigerous females (LC 1.6–2.0 mm), MNHN-Na 16046, 1 ovigerous female (LC 1.5 mm ), MNHN- Na 17564. Colouration (fig. 15). Colouration of the specimens agrees well with Debelius (2001) and Poupin and Juncker (2010) , body dark brown, with dense tiny light marks, which is as those on its host, a striking white dorsal longitudinal stripe extending from rostrum to tailfan. Distribution. Type locality Djibouti . Also known from Red Sea, Kenya , Zanzibar , Tanzania , Madagascar , Comoro Islands , Seychelles , Chagos Islands, Malaysia (Sabah), China ( Hong Kong ), Japan , Philippines , Indonesia , Australia (Western Australia , Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales ), Marianas Islands , Caroline Islands , Solomon Islands , New Caledonia , Loyalty Islands, Marshall Islands , Fiji , French Polynesia (Society Islands, Tuamotu Islands), Hawaii, and East Pacific region, Gulf of California, Mexico , Panama , Columbia . Remarks. The specimens agree well with the previous descriptions and illustrations. The species was not previously recorded from Mayotte with certainty.