Decapoda - Brachyura - Epialtidae - Xenocarcinus

Xenocarcinus tuberculatus White, 1847

7 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
Sakai (Crabs of Japan, Internet) - 10-150 m, Red Sea, South Africa (Natal), Mauritius to Japan, Eastern Australia. Also Réunion, Mayotte, New Caledonia from this database. 180 m in Sasaki.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 10-180 m

Mayotte data
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus - Poupin et al., 2022, Naturae, MNHN, https://doi.org/10.5852/naturae2022a8 : 152. - Mayotte, coll. Mesomay program, T. Mulocheau & coll. 22 August 2019 Passe en S, 70 m, on black coral. Det. J. Poupin from photo only.
KWD - Mesophotic, Det OK, First for Mayotte, Associated coral

Réunion data
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus - Photos de Thierry Gomila, par 40m de fond en baie de Saint Paul, reçues le 15 février 2010. - Photo A. Diringer, baie Saint Paul, 45 m, 2010; Sophie Darnis, wreck of Sea Venture, Saint Paul Bay, 44 m.

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, PLG — Edwards AM, Nouv Arch MNHN 8: 229-267

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database