Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Metaxanthops

Metaxanthops acutus Serène, 1984

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World Distribution
Serène (1984 : 214), MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet) - Madagascar, Comores, Anjouan. Comprend Mayotte, premier signalement.
New Caledonia in Ng & Clark, 2002: 528, Crustaceana

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-22 m

Mayotte data
Metaxanthops acutus Serène, 1984
Material examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 17, Northern Reef, 22 m, 1 F ov. 4.0 x 5.1 mm, det. September 2011, MNHN-IU-2009-3217; st. 32, Islet M'tzamboro, northeast, 6-21 m, 1 F juv. 3.2 x 3.7 mm, MNHN-IU-2009-3219, det. September 2011; no station number, coll. V. Dinhut 1998, (dans des résidus de carottage) seagrass bed, Bouénie, 1 M 7.1 x 9.8 mm, MNHN-IU-2009-3218, det. Octobre 2011.
Other records — Metaxanthops acutus - Serène, 1984: 214, fig. 129, 131, pl. XXX D-E, Comoros (Anjouan), intertidal, coll. A. Crosnier, November 1961, 1 F 6.0 x 8.1 mm, paratype, MP-B6673. - Coll. Anker & Michonneau, 2008, Mayotte, st. MAY08-St5, reef at S Pass, UF 136681.
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Comoros (Anjouan), Mayotte (this work), Madagascar to New Caledonia (in Ng & Clark, 2002).

New Caledonia data
Metaxanthops acutus - Ng & Clark, 2002: 528, New Caledonia.
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Ng P.K.L & Richer de Forges B., Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 315-332

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database