Decapoda - Brachyura - Macrophthalmidae - Macrophthalmus

Macrophthalmus darwinensis Barnes, 1971



World Distribution
Davie (2012: 183, Memoirs QM) - Northern Australia, between Darwin and Townsville; New Caledonia

Environnement : Brackish - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-2 m

New Caledonia data
Macrophthalmus darwinensis - Juncker & Poupin, 2009: 14, 75, New Caledonia, Photo J. Poupin (St 5 Ouémo, 1 M 18,4x25 mm, plus 2 MM et 1 F ; St 6 Koné, 1 M 12,3x15,7 mm, 1 F 15,9x21,5 mm, 2 spp ; St 8 Voh, 1 M 15,7x20,7 mm, 1 F 11,8x15,5 mm, 4 plus petits spécimens). - Davie, 2012: 182, Ouémo mangrove, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 22°16’49"S, 166°28’21"E,
Stn 5, low tide mangrove next to public pathway, J. Poupin, 8.03.2009. MNHP-Unreg., M (16.3 × 12.2 mm), & (17.5 × 12.8 mm), IFREMER mangrove, Ouémo mangrove, Koné, Nouméa, New Caledonia, 21°5’51"S, 164°49’2"E, Stn 6, low tide mangrove, J. Poupin, 9.03.2009. MNHP-Unreg., 3 M (21.6 × 15.6; 13.8 × 10.3; 8.1 × 6.4 mm), & (15.9 × 12.0 mm), 2 juv. &
(10.2 × 7.7; 7.3 × 5.6 mm), Oundjo mangrove, Voh, New Caledonia, 21°3’4"S, 164°44’31"E, Stn 8, J. Poupin & M. Juncker, 11.03.2009.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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