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Axiopsis serratifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)

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World Distribution
MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet), Kensley (2003 : 368) - Worldwide. Mer Rouge, Obock, Afrique orientale, Afrique du Sud, Seychelles, Aldabra, Madives, Chagos, Indonésie, Iles Gilbert, Carolines, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Samoa, Palmyre, Fanning, Bikini, Hawaii, Mexique Pacifique, Atlantique, Belize, Colombie, Floride, Bermudes, Ile Ascencion. Include also Mayotte, French Polynesia (Society, Marquesas).
MASDEA/AfReMas (Internet), Kensley (2003 : 368) - Océan mondial. Mer Rouge, Obock, Afrique orientale, Afrique du Sud, Seychelles, Aldabra, Madives, Chagos, Indonésie, Iles Gilbert, Carolines, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée, Samoa, Palmyre, Fanning, Bikini, Hawaii, Mexique Pacifique, Atlantique, Belize, Colombie, Floride, Bermudes, Ile Ascencion. Comprend Mayotte, premier signalement.
Melo (1999: 312) - Includes Brazil.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-30 m

Mayotte data
Axiopsis serratifrons - Mission KUW novembre 2009, st. 20b, 1 spécimen Lc = 6,4 mm, Lt = 17,4 mm, photographie, dét. Ngoc-Ho, MNHN Th1560.

Réunion data
Axiopsis serratifrons - Réunion, Photo S. Ribes, Lagon de Grand Fond, Pointe des Aigrettes, size about 60 mm. Pre-det from photo Peter Dworschak. - Axiopsis ?serratifrons - Réunion - Program BIOLAVE, ARVAM, J.-P. Quod, photo, plate A. Barrère (pre-det. As A. ?consobrina). - Coll. BIOLAVE, 27/11/2011, shallow-waters, divers 10-30 m, det. J. Poupin 25/01/2013.

New Caledonia data
Axiopsis serratifrons - Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989: 76, New Caledonia [ 1 male, MNHN 691, coll. 1961]. - Ngoc-Ho, 2005: 53, New Caledonia [MNHN Th691].

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Axiopsis serratifrons - Unpublished records, Moorea, Biocode project, Gump station reef, in front of waterfront bungalows, Specimen No. MBIO21171) - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, coll. and photo N. Evans, Leg 2, st. 41, Ua Pou, 30 m, pre-det. J. Poupin, from photographs. - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 238, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti). - Mission CRIOBE 2014 (Moorea).

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (St Martin). 1-30 m. Pantropical.
Axiopsis serratifrons - Saint Martin, RNN Inventory 17/4/2012, UF32227, photo dSTM_5900.

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