Athanas areteformis

Athanas areteformis is a species of small alpheid shrimp from the Indo-West Pacific.

Taxonomy
Athanas areteformis belongs to the genus Athanas of the snapping shrimp family Alpheidae. It was first described in 1903 by the French carcinologist Henri Coutière.

Distribution
Athanas areteformis has an Indo-West Pacific distribution. They can be found in South Africa, the Red Sea, Réunion, Maldives, the Philippines, Saipan, Australia, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Society Islands.

Ecology
They inhabit intertidal and subtidal areas of coral reefs, at depths of 2 to 28 m. They can sometimes be found living among the spines of flower urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus), burrowing urchins (Echinometra mathaei), and collector urchins (Tripneustes gratilla).