Decapoda - Brachyura - Macrophthalmidae - Macrophthalmus

Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppel, 1830

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World Distribution
MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet) - Océan Indien occidental. Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale, Somalie, Kenya, Tanzanie, Mozambique, Afrique du Sud, Madagacar, Golfe Persique. Plus Mayotte, premier signalement.

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

Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-1 m

Mayotte data
Macrophthalmus depressus Rüppel, 1830
Material examined — See Bouchard et al., 2013: 38, fig. 32 - Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 13, 1 M 7.0 x 11.4 mm (photo), 3 FF 7.4 x 11.9 to 9.4 x 15.1 mm, MNHN B32075, MNHN-IU-2009-994; st. 13b, coll. J. -M. Bouchard (2009, P11), Malamani mangrove, 4 MM 8.9 x 13.9 to 9.5 x 15.6 mm, 4 FF 8.0 x 12.6 to 8.5 x 13.5 mm, MNHN B32076, MNHN-IU-2009-995.
Other records — Macrophthalmus (Mareotis) depressus - Bouchard, 2009: 6, 28, Mayotte, same spp. than Mayotte KUW 2009.
Geographic and depth ranges — WIO. Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Mayotte (this work), Madagascar; supratidal, land.

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