WoRMS name details
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1969.387, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Persian Gulf, Kuwait. Only known from type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet zonatus is the Latin word fo 'belted' or 'girdled', in reference to the pigmentation pattern of the species, with dorsal transversal brown-black bands (in preserved specimens) extending along the anterior margin of each segment, except the anterior two and a few last segments. [details]
Habitat On intertidal coral. [details]
Type locality Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Salimiyah (or Salmiya) (29º20'N, 48º06'E). [details]
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