Decanet taxon details
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultgren & De Grave, 2017
989335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:989335)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Anker, A.; Hultgren, K. M.; De Grave, S. (2017). <i>Synalpheus pinkfloydi</i> sp. nov., a new pistol shrimp from the tropical eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Alpheidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4254(1): 111-119. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.7 [details] 
Type locality contained in Panama Bight
, Note male (cl 5.5 mm), MZUSP 33778, Panama, Pacific...
dead corals, low tide, leg. A. Anker et al., 18.iv.2015. [details]
type locality contained in Panama Bight [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material male (cl 5.5 mm), MZUSP 33778, Panama, Pacific coast, Las Perlas Archipelago, Isla Bartolomé (near Isla Contadora), intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky bottom, in crevices of rocks and living anddead corals, low tide, leg. A. Anker et al., 18.iv.2015. [details]
Etymology Named after the well-known British rock band Pink Floyd, inspired by the bright pink-red claw of the new species. Suggested...
Etymology Named after the well-known British rock band Pink Floyd, inspired by the bright pink-red claw of the new species. Suggested vernacular name: Pink Floyd pistol shrimp [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultgren & De Grave, 2017. Accessed at: https://decanet.info/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=989335 on 2025-09-11
original description
Anker, A.; Hultgren, K. M.; De Grave, S. (2017). <i>Synalpheus pinkfloydi</i> sp. nov., a new pistol shrimp from the tropical eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Alpheidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4254(1): 111-119. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.7 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after the well-known British rock band Pink Floyd, inspired by the bright pink-red claw of the new species. Suggested vernacular name: Pink Floyd pistol shrimp [details]Morphology Color: body semitransparent with greenish or yellow-olive tinge; deep-red line present between the eyes (seemingly composed of chromatophores on internal wall of carapace or on eyestalks); third maxilliped pinkish distally; major chela bright pink-red on distal half of palm and fingers (colour usually preserved in
alcohol), except for amber-yellow finger tips; distal portion of palm and fingers of minor chela also intensely pink; second pereiopod colourless; third to fifth pereiopods with conspicuous reddish chromatophores on carpus and propodus; tail-fan colourless with slight greenish tinge; eggs or ovaries in females dull-green [details]
Type material male (cl 5.5 mm), MZUSP 33778, Panama, Pacific coast, Las Perlas Archipelago, Isla Bartolomé (near Isla Contadora), intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky bottom, in crevices of rocks and living and
dead corals, low tide, leg. A. Anker et al., 18.iv.2015. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Pink Floyd pistol shrimp | [details] |
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