Decapoda - Brachyura - Leucosiidae - Oreophorus

Oreophorus horridus Rüppell, 1830

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World Distribution
Tan & Ng (1995), Galil & Innocenti (2002) - Mer Rouge, Golfe d'Aden, Afrique orientale, Kenya. Comprend Mayotte premier signalement.

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

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

Mayotte data
Oreophorus horridus Rüppell, 1830
Material examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, coll. Lisa Bouchard, intertidal in rubbles near the beach in front of the restaurant of Dzaoudzi airport, Petite Terre, 12°47'15,63" S, 45°15'49,85" E, 1 M 7.0 x 10.0 mm, MNHN B32264, MNHN-IU-2009-1082.
Remarks — Specimen determined by using characters and photos in Tan & Ng (1995) and Galil & Innocenti (2002).
Geographic and depth ranges — WIO, Red Sea, Kenya to Gulf of Aden, Mayottre (this work); intertidal.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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