Decapoda - Brachyura - Xanthidae - Bruciana

Bruciana pediger (Alcock, 1898)

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World Distribution
(Mendoza, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos) - Indo-West Pacific. Madagascar, Mozambique Channel, Mayotte, Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Taiwan, South China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia. Bathymetric range: 10-90 m.

Serène (1984 : 57). Océan Indien à Mer de Sulu. Seychelles, Coetivy, Mahé, Amirantes, Ceylan, Andaman, Mer de Sulu. Fonds de 10-40 m, pente externe de coraux.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 10-90 m

Mayotte data
Bruciana pediger (Alcock, 1898)
Material Examined — Mayotte KUW 2009, st. 14, Bank La Prudente, 15-17 m, 1 F 5.4 x 9.0 mm (photo, pre-id. J. Poupin as L. rubra in Novembre 2009), 1 F 3.5 x 5.5 mm (det. R. Cléva with comparison specimens in collection) MNHN B32377, MNHN-IU-2009-1150.
Geographic and depth ranges — IWP, Mayotte (this work), Seychelles to Philippines (Sulu Sea); 10-40 m.

Bruciana pediger - Mendoza, 2023, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos: 157, Comoros. BIOMAGLO Stn DW4836, SE Moheli, 12°25’S, 43°56’E, 82-88 m, 28 Jan. 2017, 2 males, 7.9 by 5.3 mm, 8.2 by 5.4 mm, 4 females, 8.0 by 5.3 mm - 9.4 by 6.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2017-2061), 1 male, 10.4 by 7.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2016-7093), 1 male, not measured (MNHN-IU-2016-7096).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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