Decapoda - Brachyura - Palicidae - Pseudopalicus

Pseudopalicus investigatoris (Alcock, 1900)

1 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
(Castro, 2000, MUSORSTOM V21) - Mauritius (WARD, 1942a, 1942b; as Cymopolia cyrenae), Andaman Islands (ALCOCK, 1900) and the Hawaiian Islands (RATHBUN, 1906; EDMONDSON, 1933, 1946; all as Cymopolia fisheri). Its distribution is now extended to Madagascar, Western Australia, Japan ?, South China Sea (off the Philippine Islands), Coral Sea (Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and the Landsdowne-Fairway Banks), and Fiji (Fig. 52). Depth: known reliably between 43 and 366 m; also collected in trawls between 30-300 and 73-426 m.

(Sasaki, 2019 - Species list, documented) - Mauritius, Andaman Nicobar, India, Philippines, Australia, Hawaii, Japan, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji,

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 43-426 m

New Caledonia data
Guinot et al., 2013: 290, Pseudopalicus investigatoris (Alcock, 1900), female 22.3 × 26.3 mm, New Caledonia (MNHN-B26745)
Musorstom 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW183 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Bathus 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, CP938 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Bathus 4 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW942 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Biocal Nouvelle Caledonie, CP84 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Lagon 2 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW116 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Smib 5 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW95 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Lagon 7 Nouvelle Caledonie, DW390 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610

Other data
Musorstom 10 Fidji, CP1324 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Musorstom 10 Fidji, CP1323 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Musorstom 1 Philippines, CP57 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1086 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1077 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610
Musorstom 8 Vanuatu, CP1078 — Castro P, Musorstom 21, 184: 437-610

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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