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Arete indicus in life
In life — Sea-urchin Snapping Shrimp, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Nathalie Rodrigues, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
BPBM 9981Invertebrate Zoology

Arete indicus

Sea-urchin Snapping Shrimp

As recorded: Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Alpheidae

Collected by
John Lawrence
Locality
Enewetak Atoll
Island
Enewetak Atoll
Region
Marshall Islands
Identified by
D.M. Devaney
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Arete indicusSpecies page ›

Arete indicus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-16.

Arete indicus observed 2026-05-16

2026-05-16

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arete indicus observed 2026-05-16

2026-05-16

Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arete indicus observed 2025-12-06

2025-12-06

RK Dublex 3, P8CM+2HG, 3, Kirlampudi Layout, Chinna Waltair, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam Urban, Andhra Pradesh 530017, India

(c) Dr. Deepu Visweswar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arete indicus observed 2024-12-30

2024-12-30

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arete indicus observed 2023-11-01

2023-11-01

Aldinga Reef, Onkaparinga - South Coast, South Australia, Australia

(c) Matt Tank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arete indicus observed 2023-03-30

2023-03-30

Ouémo, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Arete indicus. BPBM 9981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35315119. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/9981.

Record sources