Decapoda - Dendrobranchiata - Aristeidae - Cerataspis

Cerataspis monstrosus (Bate, 1881)



World Distribution
Crosnier (1985 : 863) - Worldwide, 1789-5413 m. Include Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion, New Caledonia, French Polynesia (Tuamotu). Lesser Antilles, ICA (The Grenadines).

(Chan & Yang, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic, at depths of 752-5413 m (Crosnier 1978; Pérez Farfante & Kensley 1997). Reported for the first time from the Walters Shoal.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Pelagic or bathypelagic

Vertical range : Pelagic or bathypelagic - Min-Max observed: 752-5413 m

Mayotte data
Plesiopenaeus armatus - Crosnier, 1985 : 863 (BENTHEDI, st. CH 13, 2300-2500 m, 1 femelle 45,1 mm, MNHN Na6386, st. CH 90, 3700 m, 1 femelle 74,5 mm, MNHN Na6387).

Réunion data
Plesiopenaeus armatus - Crosnier, 1985 : 863 (Réunion, coll. Marion Dufresne, MD32, plusieurs stations en 1982, 1612-4030 m, MNHN).

New Caledonia data
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP321 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP265 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP260 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP273 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP109 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP60 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP57 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP5 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.
Biogeocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP283 — Crosnier A, unpublished data.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Aristeus armatus - Bate, 1888: 312, pl. 45-46 (Northwest Tuamotu, Challenger st. 276, 16.09.1875, 13°28'S, 149°30'W). - Plesiopenaeus armatus - Crosnier & Forest, 1973: 294, fig. 99c-d (Syn.). - Poupin, 1998: 3 (Checklist).

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Lesser Antilles, ICA (Isla de Aves, Dominica, St Vincent), IOV (Blanquilla, Los Roques, Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba. 752-5413 m. Pantropical.
Plesiopeneus (sic) armatus (Bate) - Faxon, 1896: 163, Dominica [R/V Blake, 411 fathoms]. - Gore, 1985b: tab. 1, Venezuela basin, off Isla de Aves, Blanquilla, Los Roques, Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba [USNS Bartlett, October-December 1981, st. 38-40, 60, 62-63, 65, 88, 90-94, 96-97 near sites P, 15°07'N, 69°22'W, 3950 m, T, 13°45'N, 67°45'W, 3950 m, and H, 13°30'N, 64°45'W, 3500 m].
Aristeopsis armatus Sp. Bate var. tridens S.I. Smith - A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1909: 197, St Vincent (Grenadines) [R/V Blake, st. 235, Bequia, 1507 brasses, 2756 m).
Remark: Plesiopenaeus armatus (Spence Bate, 1881) accepted as Cerataspis monstrosus Gray, 1828 in WoRMS (2017).

Wallis & Futuna data
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP623 #Crosnier A, Musorstom 12, 161: 367-373
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP621 #Crosnier A, Musorstom 12, 161: 367-373
Musorstom 7 Wallis & Futuna, CP567 #Crosnier A, Musorstom 12, 161: 367-373

Comment(s) on data
Plesiopenaeus armatus (Bate, 1881) accepted as Cerataspis monstrosus Gray, 1828 in WoRMS (2017).

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