Decapoda - Brachyura - Parthenopidae - Niobafia

Niobafia erosa (Miers, 1879)



World Distribution
(Tan & Ng, 2007: 155) - Eastern Africa to Central Pacific, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Chago Is., Nansha Is., Hawaii, Kiribati. Plus French Polynesia (this DB).

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-5 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Niobafia erosa - Tan & Ng, 2007: 155, fig. 4c, 5c, 26, 27 (New combination). - Unpublished specimen - Coll. B. Salvat & colleagues, 11 April 1974, Moorea, Tiahura reef, 1 male 10.2x12.2 mm (St. 11, Ta, n°36, 11/4/74), det. from photograph Tan S.H. December 2005.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database