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Decapoda - Anomura - Chirostylidae - Uroptychus

Uroptychus amabilis Baba, 1979

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World Distribution
Baba et al. (2008, catalog) - New Caledonia.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with corals (obligate)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 10-30 m

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Baba K, Bull MNHN 4, 1: 521-529
Uroptychus amabilis Baba, 1979a: 522, figs 1, 2 (off Noumea, New Caledonia, 30 m). — Baba, 2005: 224 (synonymies, key).
Remarque: Uroptychus cavirostris Alcock & Anderson, 1899 reported by error in New Caledonia in Poupin (2010, Biodiversité de l’Indo-Pacifique tropical français). This error is from IRD database OCEANE with this species indicated in error in Baba (1979: 521-529) (only U. amabilis is in this contribution).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database