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 Macrophthalmus ( Mareotis ) depressus Rüppell, 1830 Persian Gulf. Kuwait (Jones 1906a) Saudi Arabia ( Basson et al . 1977 ; Apel 1994a ; 1996 ; Naderloo et al . 2011), Bahrain ( Stephensen 1946 ; Naderloo et al . 2011), Qatar ( Apel 2001 ), UAE ( Titgen 1982 ; Al-Ghais & Cooper 1996 ; Cooper 1997 ; Hornby 1997 ; Apel 2001 ; Naderloo et al . 2011), Iran ( Pretzmann 1971 ; Naderloo et al . 2011; present study). Iran . Hormozgan Province : Qeshm I. (seven stations along the north coast), Bandar-Abbas, Bandar-Khamir . Bushehr Province : Khalij-Nayband, Bandar-Rig, Shah-Abdollah. Khuzestan Province : Hendijan, Mahshahr (mangroves of Majidieh Fishery Jetty). General distribution. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa , East Africa, Madagascar , Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, southern Oman ( Dhofar ), Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman , Pakistan , west coast of India . Habitat. Muddy intertidal, mangroves.