Decapoda - Brachyura - Macrophthalmidae - Macrophthalmus

Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839

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World Distribution
Sakai (2004 - CD), WoRMS - Indo-ouest Pacifique. Mer Rouge, Afrique orientale (Somalie, Kenya, Tanzanie), Madagascar, Inde, Archipel Mergui, Singapour, Japon, Australie, Caroline, Fidji, Hawaii. Plus Comores, Mayotte selon Crosnier (1975).

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-55 m

Mayotte data
Macrophthalmus telescopicus Owen, 1839 — Crosnier (1975: 737) - Comoros (Grande Comore), Trou du Prophète, 1 m, sablons coralliens, 13 October 1969, coll. R. Plante, 1 sp. 15.7 x 25/4 mm; Mayotte (Boéni bay), 55 m, dredge, mud-sand,, 21 January 1970, coll. R. Plante, 1 sp. 9.6 x 16.0 mm, same coll. and place, 26 m, 1 sp. ov. 7.9 x 13.0 mm. - Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) telescopicus Owen, 1839 - Bouchard et al., 2013: 37, list with same specimens from Mayotte — IWP, Red Sea, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar to Japan, Hawaii, Fiji; soft sediments in shallow subtidal to 55 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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