The intertidal Decapods of Bushehr, northern part of the Persian Gulf

Abstract:  This work was carried out to identify decapods of the Bushehr interidal zone, northern coast of the Persian Gulf. Specimens were collected from eight stations along the coast. During this survey, twelve species were identified, including one alpheid shrimp (Alpheus lobidens), three Anomura (Petrolisthes rufescens, Porcellana persica, Clibanarius signatus) and eight Brachyura (Portunus pelagicus, P. sanguinolentus, Eurycarcinus orientalis, Metopograpsus messor, Leptodius exaratus, Pilumnopeus vauquelini, Carpilus convexus and Ocypode rotundata).