Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Pagurixus

Pagurixus rubrovittatus Komai, 2010



World Distribution
Komai (2010: 1327, J. Nat. Hist.) - Known from New Caledonia and Chesterfield Islands, 28–58 m. Also Comoros (Mayotte).

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 0-20 m

Mayotte data
Pagurixus rubrovittatus (Figure 24 B-C) - Mayotte, KUW fieldwork November 2009, St. 12, La Prévoyante reef, 6-12 m, 1 male Sl 2.3 mm, Lc 4.7 mm, Lt about 21 mm, as ‘Pagurixus maorus and P. cf. maorus’ in Bouchard et al., 2009, photos p. 100, MNHN-Pg8527; St. 24, islet Handrema, 6-12 m, 1 male Sl 3.3 mm (abdomen and chelae missing) MNHN-Pg8528; St. 27, islet Mbouzi, 4-20 m, 1 female Sl 3.0 mm, Lc 6.0 mm, Lt about 26 mm, MNHN-Pg8529; St. 28, islet Mbouini, 3-20 m, 1 ovigerous female Sl 2.2 mm, big chela broken, MNHN-Pg8530; St. 30, Rani reef, 3-15 m, 1 male Sl 1.9 mm, in shell, 1 male Sl 2.5 mm, Lt about 22 mm, MNHN-Pg8531.

New Caledonia data
Pagurixus rubrovittatus Komai, 2010: 1321, Holotype. SURPRISES, stn CP 1376, Surprise Atoll, New Caledonia, 18°27.2?S, 163°09.2?E, 39 m, 9 May 1999, male SL 4.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 8325). Paratypes. New Caledonia. LAGON NORD, stn 458, Surprise Atoll, 18°27?S, 163°02?E, 40 m, 1 March 1985, 1 male SL 2.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 8326); stn 483, 19°01?S, 163°32?E, 33 m, 2 March 1985, 1 male SL 3.0 mm (MNHN-Pg 8327); stn 521, 19°05?S, 163°38?E, 39 m, 5 March 1985, 1 female SL 3.2 mm (MNHN-Pg 8328). LAGON EST, stn 639, E of Lagon, 21°55.5?S, 166°44.1?E, 48–50 m, 7 August 1986, 1 female SL 3.4 mm, 1 ovigerous female SL 3.5 mm (MNHN-Pg 8329); stn 642, E of Lagon, 21°54.2?S, 166°42.2?E, 47–44 m, 7 August 1986, 1 ovigerous female SL 2.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 8330); stn 651, 21°48.0?S, 166°36.4?E, 48 m, 7 August 1986, 1 male SL 2.8 mm (MNHN-Pg 8331); stn 663, E of Lagon, 21°42.2?S, 166°30.5?E, 38–40 m, 8 August 1986, 1 male SL 4.5 mm, 1 female SL 4.8 mm (MNHN-Pg 8332); stn 664, 21°43.9?S, 166°29.4?E, 28–30 m, 8 August 1986, 1 ovigerous female SL 3.3 mm (MNHN-Pg 8333); stn 729, E of Lagon, 21°18.7?S, 165°53.5?E, 42–45 m, 12 August 1986, 1 male SL 3.5 mm (MNHN-Pg 8334); stn 732, E of Lagon, 21°18.9?S, 165°50.9?E, 43–50 m, 12 August 1986, 1 male 4.0 mm (MNHN-Pg 8335). Stn DW 1236, Lagon, 21°18.13?S, 165°53.68?E, 45 m, 13 March 1993, 2 males SL 2.4, 4.6 mm (MNHN-Pg). SURPRISES, stn DW 1388, 18°23.8?S, 163°06.9?E, 40 m, 11 May 1999, 1 ovigerous female SL 4.1 mm (MNHN-Pg); stn DW 1397, 18°21.9?S, 163°03.9?E, 43 m, 13 May 1999, 1 male SL 1.9 mm (MNHN-Pg). Chesterfield Islands. CORAIL 2, stn DW 58, 19°18.38?S, 158°33.57?E, 58–50 m, 23 July 1988, 1 male SL 4.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 8339).

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