Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Pagurixus

Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006

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World Distribution
Komai (2010: 1321, J. Nat. Hist.) - Southern Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Maldives, subtidal to 8 m. Newly recorded from New Caledonia.Also Comoros (Mayotte), Réunion.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-20 m

Mayotte data
Pagurixus ruber - Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 25, Ilot M'tzamboro, Pointe Sud, 15-20 m, 1 mâle Lc 2,1 mm, Lc+postc 3,5 mm, Lt environ 13 mm, MNHN Pg8526.

Réunion data
Pagurixus ruber - record from photo only, Réunion 2013, transmitted by A. Barrere, F. Trentin.

New Caledonia data
Pagurixus ruber - Komai, 2010: 1321, J. Nat. Hist. - New Caledonia. Toumo Island, 5–7 m, no other data, 1 male SL 2.2 mm (MNHN-Pg 8324).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Pagurixus ruber Komai & Osawa, 2006: 92, figs. 40-43, 46b, 48, Society Islands: UF 1761, 3 females (SL 1.4–2.0 mm), Point Faapuo, Moorea, 0–2 m, under rocks, 21 October 2001, coll. G. Paulay; UF 1856, 1 female (SL 1.5 mm), same data; UF 1860, 1 male (SL 2.0 mm), same data. Tuamotu Archipelago: UF 1862, 1 ovigerous female (SL 1.7 mm), 14°92.87’S, 147°85.78’W, 6–12 m, under rocks, 10 November 2001, coll. G. Paulay. (Rangiroa, for FLMNH-UF 1862). First record for FP

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