First record of machine gun coral shrimp, Coralliocaris graminea (Dana, 1852) (Caridea: Palaemonidae) from Lakshadweep archipelago, Arabian Sea with a key to the genus Coralliocaris Stimpson, 1860

Abstract

Machine gun coral shrimp, Coralliocaris graminea, is reported for the first time from Lakshadweep, India, based on two specimens collected during low tide at a depth of 2 feet from Agatti Island. Globally, C. graminea was reported from the Eastern and Southern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Pacific Ocean and the Persian Gulf. However, the occurrence of C. graminea has not been reported from the Arabian Sea. In this context, the present study provides a new distributional record of C. graminea from the Lakshadweep Islands, India. Detailed information about the taxonomic identification of the species, taxonomic remarks, and previous distribution is discussed.