Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Cestopagurus

Cestopagurus caeruleus Komai & Poupin, 2012

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World Distribution
Komai & Poupin (2012: 62, Zootaxa) - Known only from Mayotte, at depths of 6–22 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 6-22 m

Mayotte data
Material examined. Holotype: male (sl 1.9 mm), stn 12, La Prévoyante reef, Mayotte, 12°41'34.70"S, 45°9'59.99"E, 6–12 m, coll. J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut & J. Dumas, SCUBA diving, suction pump on fine coral sediment, MNHN-IU-2011-5017 (Pg 8518). Paratypes: 1 male (sl 1.4 mm), 3 ovigerous females (sl 1.3–1.5 mm), stn 14, La Prudente bank, Mayotte, 12°38'50.68"S, 44°58'41.93"E, 15-17 m, coll. J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut & J. Dumas, SCUBA diving, suction pump on fine coral sediment, MNHN-IU-2011-5625 (Pg 8519); 1 male (sl 1.2 mm), stn 25, islet M'tzamboro, Mayotte, 12°39'30.18"S, 45°1'38.65"E, 15–20 m, Acropora and Pocillopora coral grounds, brushing on coral blocks and rubble, coll. J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut & J. Dumas, SCUBA diving, MNHN-IU-2011-5035 (Pg 8520). Non-type: 1 male (not measured, accidentally lost after identification), stn 17, North reef, Mayotte, 12°34'49.93"S, 45° 5'52.62"E, 22 m, coll. J.-M. Bouchard, V. Dinhut & J. Dumas, SCUBA diving, suction pump on fine coral sediment, MNHN-IU-2011-5033 (Pg 8545).

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