Decapoda - Brachyura - Goneplacidae - Carcinoplax

Carcinoplax velutina Castro, 2007

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World Distribution
(Castro, 2007: 652) - Vanuatu, Fiji, and French Polynesia (Society, Tuamotu), Depth: 300-680 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 450-680 m

New Caledonia data
Castro 2019 in preparation - Carcinoplax velutina is also found in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Fiji (Castro, 2007)

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Carcinoplax aff. verdensis - Poupin et al., 1990: 17 (French Polynesia; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Poupin, 1996a: 98 (Checklist); 1996b: 34, pl. 16d (Hao, Moruroa; 500-680m). - Carcinoplax velutina Castro, 2007: 652, figs 9-10 (Bora Bora, Moruroa; 450-680m).

Other data
Musorstom 10 Fidji, CP1344 — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
Bordau 1 Fidji, CP1392 — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
SMSRB Polynesie, CAS397 — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
SMSRB Polynesie, STATION — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
SMSRB Polynesie, STATION — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
SMSRB Polynesie, STATION — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774
SMSRB Polynesie, 383 — Castro P, Zoosystema 29, 4: 609-774

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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