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 Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910 Persian Gulf . First Persian Gulf record. Iran . Hormozgan Province : Qeshm I. (Basaeedu and Dustku). General distribution. Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Africa, Réunion , Mauritius , Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Philippines , Indonesia , Australia ( Northern Territory , Queensland ), Caroline Is., Fiji . Habitat. Rocky/cobble intertidal. Rocky and coral shallow subtidal to 90 m ( Chace, 1988 ). Remarks. The species was described by Banner & Banner (1974) from Australia and further characterized by Chace (1988) from the Philippines . The Persian Gulf material agrees with their descriptions and illustrations.