Decapoda - Achelata - Palinuridae - Palibythus

Palibythus magnificus Davie, 1990



World Distribution
Samoa, Guam, French Polynesia

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 70-240 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Palinurellus wienechi (sic) - Anonymous, 1979: 6, 8, 11, not Palinurellus wieneckii (de Man, 1881) = Palibythus magnificus (Tahiti, 70-240m; material corresponding to the photographs examined and considered by Davie (1990: 686) as "almost definitely of this species"). - Palibythus magnificus Davie, 1990: 686, fig. 1a-b, 3a, c, 4a, 5a (Tahiti; but not Tuamotu). - Poupin, 1996a: 7, 10, 96 (Checklist); 1996b: 14, pl. 6h (Tahiti; 70-240m). - Remark: The beautiful set of 10 specimens, collected in 1978 in front of Taravao, Tahiti, has disappeared. It remains only the photographs examined by Davie (1990).

Comment(s) on data
Regional record for Réunion in Poupin (2010, des crustacés de l’Indo-Pacifique tropical français IRENav) is probably an error. Confusion with Palinurellus wieneckii.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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