Tariq H. Y. Al-Maliky Khaled Kh Al- Khafaji Talib A. Khalaf Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2017 6 2 47 53 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 5 March 2017 5 April 2017 1 June 2017 new record snapping shrimp, Alpheus edwardsii, Alpheoidea Specimens of the snapping shrimp Alpheus edwardsii, were collected from the intertidal zone of Faw and Shatt Al-Basrah channel in Basrah city, Iraq during October 2016. Photographs by digital camera and measurements were presented. Guides and keys were used for identification of this species. DOI 10.0000/issn-2224-4255-arthropods-2017-v6-0006 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2017-6(2)/new-record-of-snapping-shrimp-of-Alpheus-edwardsii.pdf