Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Pilodius

Pilodius flavus Rathbun, 1894

3 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
IWP - Aldabra, Seychelles, Mauritius to Hawaii, New Caledonia, French Polynesia.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-6 m

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Ng P.K.L & Richer de Forges B., Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia, Vol II7: 315-332

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Pilodius pubescens - Nobili, 1907: 395, with a ? ("Ohura" = Hao) not Pilodius pubescens Dana, 1852 = P. flavus fide Clark & Galil (1993: 1130, 1146). - Pilodius flavus - Forest & Guinot, 1961: 95 (Tahiti); 1962: 66 (Biogeography "Tahiti-Tuamotu"). - Peyrot-Clausade, 1977a, annex of the species: 27 (Moorea); 1989: 111, 115 (Moorea, Tikehau; 12m). - Guinot, 1985: 451 (List). - Clark & Galil, 1993: 1130, fig. 4a-g, 32b, 40d, 41a (Syn.). - Poupin, 1996a: 56 (Checklist). - Moorea Biocode project (from - CalPhoto) - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ27-B, Hatu Iti, 5-22 m, coll. Albenga et al., sample LC341, LC350. - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 250, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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