Diversity and distribution of the Isopoda (Crustacea, Peracarida) of Kuwait, with an updated checklist Author Al-Kandari, Manal Abdulrahman https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-7929 Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Resources, Environment, and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Hamad Al-Mubarak Street, Building 900004, Area 1, Raas Salmiya, Kuwait Author Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Valiallah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-7463 Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran khalajiv@yahoo.com Author Abdulkhaliq, Hadeel Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Resources, Environment, and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Hamad Al-Mubarak Street, Building 900004, Area 1, Raas Salmiya, Kuwait Author Chen, Weizhong Ecosystem-Based Management of Marine Resources, Environment, and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Hamad Al-Mubarak Street, Building 900004, Area 1, Raas Salmiya, Kuwait text ZooKeys 2022 2022-01-05 1080 107 133 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1080.71370 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1080.71370 1313-2970-1080-107 49DACA16C82E41D597D6136127AD32F5 35779E666CE350FB880F66A964D2F470 Sphaeromopsis sarii Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Waegele , 2009 Figure 4D Sphaeromopsis sarii Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Waegele , 2009: 34-42, figs 1-5, Kish Island, Iran (type locality). Material examined. 1 ♀ ; St. 4; 29°34.849'N , 48°10.248'E l; 25 Nov. 2014 ; 3 ♀♀ l; St. 12; 29°23.481'N , 47°59.800'E ; 8 Dec. 2013 ; 100 ♂♂ and ♀♀ ; St. 15; 29°16.496'N , 48°05.407'E ; 2 ♂♂ , 15 ♀♀ ; St. 18; 29°06.041'N , 48°08.323'E ; 1 Feb. 2014 ; 1 ♂ , 10 ♀♀ ; St. 21; 29°00.071'N , 48°09.853'E ; 16 Feb. 2014 ; 2 ♂♂ , 12 ♀♀ , 2 Juveniles ; St. 24; 28°44.502'N , 48°22.950'E ; 8 Jan. 2015 ; 3 ♂♂ , 8 ♀♀ ; St. 25; 28°38.813'N , 48°23.429'E ; 3 Mar. 2014 ; 1 ♀ ; St. 26; 28°34.794'N , 48°24.078'E ; 4 Mar. 2014 ; 22 ♂♂ , 9 ♀♀ , 2 juveniles ; St. 27; 28°40.778'N , 48°39.207'E ; 11 Nov. 2014 ; 28 ♂♂ , 31 ♀ ; St. 28; 28°40.939'N , 48°39.196'E ; 11 Nov, 2014; 35 ♂♂ and ♀♀ ; St. 29; 28°40.960'N , 48°39.173'E ; 11 Nov. 2014 ;> 100 ♂♂ and ♀♀ ; St. 30; 28°49.105'N , 48°46.553'E ; 10 Nov. 2014 ; 3 ♂♂ , 43 ♀♀ ; St. 31; 28°49.022'N , 48°46.607'E ; 10 Nov. 2014 ;> 100 ♂♂ and ♀♀ ; St. 32; 29°04.278'N , 48°29.655'E ; 9 Nov. 2014 ; 9 ♂♂ , 12 ♀♀ , 3 juveniles ; St. 33; 29°04.377'N , 48°29.472'E ; 9 Nov. 2014 13 ♂♂ , 14 ♀♀ ; St. 34; 29°22.726'N , 48°26.269'E ; 10 Feb. 2016 ;> 100 ♂♂ and ♀♀ , St. 36; 29°23.629'N , 48°23.958'E ; 10 Feb. 2016 ;> 100 ♂♂ and ♀♀ ; St. 37; 29°25.625'N , 48°20.307'E ; 23 Dec. 2014 . Distribution. Kish, Qeshm, Hengam Islands, Iran ( Khalaji-Pirbalouty and Waegele 2009 ; Khalaji- Pirbalouty et al. 2015 ), new record for Kuwait.