Decapoda - Brachyura - Grapsidae - Metopograpsus
| Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) |
World Distribution
(Davie, 2002: 218) - IWP, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Hawaii. Plus Wallis & Futuna, French Polynesia. The distribution is limited to Eastern Indian Ocean to central Pacific in Innocenti et al. (2020, Raffles Bulletin) records in WIO being M. cannicci instead.
Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)
Vertical range : Intertidal - Min-Max observed: 0-1 m
Mayotte data
Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) - Doubtful, probably M. cannicci instead, see comments under that species.
Material examined — See Bouchard et al., 2013: 27 - Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 2, 1 M 14.0 x 17.8 mm, MNHN B32066, MNHN-IU-2009-985, 1 F 6.5 x 9.0 mm, MNHN B32083, MNHN-IU-2009-1002; st. 6, 1 M 11.3 x 15.3 mm (photo) MNHN B32065, MNHN-IU-2009-984, 5 MM 8.5 x 10.5 to 12.8 x 17.0 mm, 5 FF 8.3 x 11.4 to 10.8 x 14.6 mm, dét. R. Cléva, MNHN B32064, MNHN-IU-2009-983. - Poupin, 2016: - Expedition Juan de Nova December 2013, st1 (nr); st 20, 1 M 19.5x23.6 mm (photo), 1 F, intertidal, 1 female juv. 8.5x11.6 mm, 2 juv., st. 1. (MNHN)
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Red Sea, Mayotte (this work), South Africa to Hawaii, French Polynesia; intertidal, supratidal.
Europa data
Metopograpsus thukuhar - Europa, mission BIORECIE, st. 14, mangrove du grand lagon, 11/11/11, 1 mâle 13,5x17,4 mm (MNHN), 2 males 19,2x24,1 mm (photo), 11,7x15,0 mm, 1 juvénile (MNHN), 3 mâles, 2 femelles (MNHN). Premier signalement. - Doubtful, probably M. cannicci instead, see comments under that species.
Réunion data
Metopograpsus thukuhar - Mission Poupin, avril 2008 (MNHN, St. 6, 6 spp. 12,3x15,8-21,7x25,9 mm). - Doubtful, probably M. cannicci instead, see comments under that species.
New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Edwards AM, Nouv Arch MNHN 8: 229-267
Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
WALLIS & FUTUNA - Metopograpsus thukuar - Poupin & Juncker, in prep (Alofi, Futuna, Wallis). - FRENCH POLYNESIA - Metopograpsus thukuar - Stimpson, 1858b: 101; 1907: 114 [47] (Tahiti). - Heller, 1865: 43 (Tahiti). - Nobili, 1907: 404 (Hao, "Rikitea" = Mangareva). - Seurat, 1934: 59 (Mangareva). - Banerjee, 1960: 186, fig. 6f-g (Tahiti). - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 155, fig. 162, 167 (Tahiti); 1962: 72 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Guinot, 1985: 453 (List). - Marquet, 1988: 90, fig. 48, tab. 23; 1991: 130, tab. 1-2; 1993: tab. 1, 3 (Mangareva, Moorea, Tahiti, Tubuai). - Poupin, 1994a: 61, fig. 57, pl. 7d (Hao, Mangareva, Tahiti, Taiaro; coll. Frv Marara); 1996a: 68 (Checklist). - Keith et al., 2002: 68, photograph (Atlas: Austral, Gambier, Society). - Relevant material - ? Metopograpsus sp. - Monteforte 1984: 172, annex 1, tab. a (Moorea, Tahiti, Makatea, Mataiva, Takapoto; sp. 1); (Tahiti; sp. 2). - Unpublished record, coll. & det. G. Paulay, Raiatea, Rangiora, Tikehau (FLMNH-UF); coll. BENTHAUS Expedition (Poupin), Austral Rapa Island, Haurei Bay, November 11, 2002 (4 spp. in MNHN), Raevavae (Poupin, Molodstova) November 16, 2002 (2 spp. in MNHN), Tubuai (Poupin) November 18, 2002 (2 spp. in MNHN), det. J. Poupin November 25, 2003 . - Field observation, 2006, photograph by P. Bacchet, det. Poupin, Tahiti, lagoon at night, about 2 m. - Moorea Biocode project. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ10-M, coll. Poupin, Starmer, intertidal, sample LC52, St. MQ33-M, Nuku Hiva, Anse de Hakatea, intertidal, coll. Corbari, sample LC395. - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 256, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti). - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (Moorea) - Guinot et al., 2018 (Zoosystema): 552, 1 male 24.0 × 29.0 mm, French Polynesia, Rapa I., Exp. RAPA 2002, 08.XI.2002, Poupin det. 2003, MNHN-IU- 2017-10008 (= MNHN-B30076)
Guinot et al., 2013: 285, Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839), male 24.0 × 29.0 mm, French Polynesia, Rapa I. (MNHN-B30076).
Metopograpsus thukuhar - Innocenti, Schubart & Fratini (2020, Raffles Bulletin): 622, French Polynesia: Tahiti, near the reefs, coll. HMS Challenger, collection data unknown; 2 males (22.2 × 17.5 mm; 21.6 × 17.8 mm), 2 females (ovigerous: 23.0 × 18.2 mm; ovigerous: 15.1 × 10.9 mm; 12.5 × 9.5 mm) (NHM 1884.31), Tahiti, Papeete, coll. HMS Challenger, further collection data unknown; 1 male (18.5 × 15.2 mm) (MNHN-IU-2011-9039), Marquesas Islands: Nuku Hiva, Hakatea Cove, 8°56'6"S, 140°10'6.006"E, coll. Agence des Aires Marines Protégées, 28 January 2012.
Other data
Benthaus Polynesie, STATION — Poupin J, Zoosystema 25, 4: 643-664
References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)This species in Worms Database