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Decapoda - Caridea - Crangonidae - Parapontophilus

Parapontophilus cyrton Komai, 2008

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World Distribution
Komai (2008: 295) - Known only from waters around New Caledonia (Fig. 35), 1220-2750 m

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1220-2750 m

New Caledonia data
Parapontophilus cyrton Komai, 2008: 295, Holotype: New Caledonia. BIOCAL, stn CP 69, 23°52’S, 167°58’E, 1220-1225 m,
3.IX.1985, F 12.6 mm (MNHN-Na 16162). Paratypes: New Caledonia. BIOCAL, stn CP 27, 23°06’S, 166°26’E, 1850-1900 m, 28.VIII.1985, 1 F 6.7 mm (MNHN-Na 16163). — Stn CP 57, 23°44’S, 166°58’E, 1490-1620 m, 1.IX.1985, 1 M 6.2 mm, 1 F 10.2 mm (MNHN-Na 16164). — Stn CP 58, 23°56’S, 166°41’E, 2660-2750 m, 1.IX.1985, 2 FF 9.0, 10.4 mm (MNHN-Na 16165). — Stn CP 60, 24°01’S, 167°08’E, 1480-1530 m, 2.IX.1985, 1 M 6.0 mm, 4 FF 7.1-10.0 mm (MNHN-Na 16166). — Stn CP 62, 24°19’S, 167°49’E, 1395-1410 m, 2.IX.1985, 2 FF 9.5, 12.5 mm (MNHN-Na 16167). — Stn CP 69, 23°52’S, 167°58’E, 1220-1225 m, 3.IX.1985, 1 F 10.6 mm (MNHN-Na.16168). — Stn CP 72, 22°10’S, 167°33’E, 2100-2110 m, 4.IX.1985, 3 FF 5.7-7.5 mm. (MNHN-Na 16169). BIOGEOCAL, stn CP 214, 22°43.09’S, 166°27.19’E, 1665-1590 m, 9.IV.1987, 2 MM 7.1, 9.0 mm, 2 FF 7.7, 9.7 mm (MNHN-Na 16170). — Stn CP 265, 21°04.09’S, 167°00.40’E, 1760-1870 m, 18.IV.1987, 1 M 8.1 mm, 1 F 8.1 mm (MNHN-Na 16171). — Stn CP 272, 21°00.04’S, 166°56.94’E, 1615-1710 m, 20.IV.1987, 1 F 11.1 mm (MNHN-Na 16172). HALIPRO 2, stn BT 77, Norfolk Ridge, 24°09’S, 167°47’E, 1349-1350 m, 21.XI.1996, 1 F 11.0 mm (MNHN-Na 16173).

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