Decapoda - Anomura - Parapaguridae - Paragiopagurus

Paragiopagurus ruticheles (A. Milne-Edwards, 1891)



World Distribution
Zhadan (1997). - The Atlantic: from the southern coast of Portugal to Senegal, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. The Pacific: the Hawaii, Australia, Seamounts Sala y Gòmez and Nazca ridge - Deep (200-440). - Lemaitre (2013: 339, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos) - Western Indian ocean: Madagascar. Western and central Pacific: Taiwan, Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Caledonia, Southern Australia, Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia, and Nazca and Sala-y-Gómez Ridges. Eastern Atlantic: from southern coast of Portugal to Senegal, including the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Depth: 100 to 1440 m

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Associated with anemones

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 110-1440 m

New Caledonia data
Lemaitre 2013: 338, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos - New Caledonia. MUSORSTOM 5: stn DW 301, 22°06.90’S, 159°24.60’E, 487- 610 m, 12.10.1986, 2 males 2.2, 2.8 mm, 4 females 1.7-3.0 mm (USNM). – stn DW 305, 22°09.27’S, 159°24.42’E, 430-440 m, 12.10.1986, 1 male 1.8 mm (USNM). – stn DW 306, 22°07.66’S, 159°21.40’E, 375-415 m, 12.10.1986, 2 males 2.5, 3.9 mm, 1 female 2.4 mm, 1 spm sex indet. 1.2 mm (USNM). – stn DW 338, 19°51.60’S, 158°40.40’E, 540-590 m, 15.10.1986, 1 male 3.6 mm (USNM). – SMIB 3: stn DW 5, 24°55.00’S, 168°21.70’E, 502-512 m, 20.05.1987, 1 male 3.8 mm, 1 female 3.1 mm (USNM). – MUSORSTOM 6: stn DW 428, 20°23.54’S, 166°12.57’E, 420 m, 17.02.1989, 1 male 2.2 mm (USNM). – stn DW 460, 21°01.72’S, 167°31.45’E, 420 m, 20.02.1989, 1 male 3.3 mm (USNM). – SMIB 8: stn DW 150, 24°54.30’S, 168°22.23’E, 519-530 m, 27.01.1993, 1 female 3.4 (MNHN-Pg 6891). – BAT HUS 2: stn DW 719, 22°47.57’S, 167°14.58’E, 444-455 m, 11.05.93, 2 females 2.8, 2.9 mm (MNHN-Pg 6886). – BAT HUS 3: stn DW 838, 23°00.81’S, 166°55.87’E, 400-402 m, 30.11.1993, 2 males 2.2, 2.7 mm 1 female 2.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 6887). – BAT HUS 4: stn DW 923, 18°51.51’S, 163°24.17’E, 470-502 m, 06.08.1994, 1 male 3.5 mm (MNHN-Pg 6888). – NORFOLK 2: stn DW 2032, 23°39’S, 167°43’E, 420-450 m, 22.10.2003, 1 ovigerous female 5.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-16089). – stn CP 2050, 23°42’S, 168°16’E, 377 m, 24.10.2003, 1 male 3.3 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-16088). – stn CP 2114, 23°45’S, 168°17’E, 390-398 m, 31.10.2003, 1 male 3.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-16090). – stn 2115, 23°45’S, 168°17’E, 377-401 m, 31.10.2003, 1 male 8.7 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-7559). – stn DW 2136, 23°01’S, 168°23’E, 402-410 m, 03.11.2003, 1 male 5.1 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-16092). – stn DW 2147, 22°49.80’S, 167°16.09’E, 496 m, 04.11.2003, 1 female 4.1 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1091. – EBISCO: stn DW 2534, 22°18.004’S, 159°28.136’E, 340-390 m, 10.10.2005, 1 male 1.8, 1 ovigerous female 2.8 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1092. – stn DW 2577, 20°20.317’S, 158°41.62’E, 280-399 m, 10.14.2005, 1 male 2.0 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1093. – stn DW 2578, 20°19.785’S, 158°39.714’E, 180-440 m, 10.14.2005, 1 male 3.0 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1094. – stn CP 2579, 20°19.744’S, 158°39.721’E, 180-440 m, 10.14.2005, 1 male 2.2 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1095. – stn DW 2580, 20°21.024’S, 158°39.800’E, 180-448 m, 10.14.2005, 1 female 2.3 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1096. – stn DW 2606, 19°36.805’S, 158°42.062’E, 320- 442 m, 10.18.2005, 3 males 2.7-2.8 mm, 1 female 2.7 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1097. – stn DW 2607, 19°34.300’S, 158°40.489’E, 340-400 m, 10.18.2005, 1 male 2.5 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1098. – stn DW 2610, 19°33.147’S, 158°40.618’E, 160-486 m, 10.19.2005, 3 males 3.1-4.0 mm, 1 female 3.7 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1099. – stn DW 2617, 20°05.805’S, 160°23.043’E, 270-427 m, 10.20.2005, 1 male 2.6 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1100. – stn DW 2631, 21°03.78’S, 160°44.408’E, 345-372 m, 10.21.2005, 1 female 3.2 mm MNHN-IU-2012-1101. – BERYX 11: stn CP 21, 24°45.03’S, 168°06.80’E, 430-450 m, 17.10.1992, 1 female 3.3 mm (MNHN-Pg 6889), 1 female 5.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 6890). Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn CP 1510, 21°05’S, 175°23’W, 461-497 m, 31.05.2000, 1 male 3.4 mm, 2 ovigerous females 2.9 mm, 3.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-15713). – stn CP 1643, 21°05’S, 175°22’W, 487 m, 22.06.2000, 1 ovigerous female 3.6 mm (MNHN-IU-2008-15726).

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Lemaitre 2013: 338, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos - Wallis and Futuna Islands. MUSORSTOM 7: stn DW 569, 12°30.0’S, 176°51.2’W, 300-305 m, 21.05.1992, 2 females 1.6, 2.9 mm (USNM). Vanuatu. VOLSMAR : stn DW 38, 22°21.60’S, 168°43.10’E, 420 m, 08.06.1989, 1 male 1.8 mm (USNM). – stn DW 51, 20°58’5S, 170°03’4 E, 450 m, 04.07.1989, 4 ovigerous females 3.0-3.9 mm (USNM). - French Polynesia. BENTHAUS: stn DW 1897, 27°34.27’S, 144°26.68’W, 480-700 m, 08.11.2002, 2 males 4.6, 4.8 mm, 1 ovigerous female 4.4 mm, 5 females 3.6-4.8 mm (MNHN-Pg 6895). – stn DW 1940 23°49.28’S, 147°41.45’W, 100-460 m, 15.11.2002, 1 male 3.8 mm, 1 ovigerous female 3.8 mm, 1 female 2.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 6896). – stn DW 1951, 23°49.08’S, 147°53.38’W, 206-450 m, 17.11.2002, 1 female 1.6 mm (MNHN-Pg 6897). – stn DW 1999, 22°25.12’S, 151°22.15’W, 270-500 m, 23.11.2002, 1 female 2.7 mm (MNHN-Pg 6898). – stn DW 2000, 22°25.11’S, 151°21.88’W, 270-480 m, 23.11.2002, 1 male 3.4 mm (MNHN-Pg 6899). – stn DW 2009, 22°31.98’S, 151°19.85’W, 320-450 m, 24.11.2002, 1 male 4.1 mm (MNHN-Pg 6900). For additional material examined, including specimen illustrated in Figures 8, 9, see Lemaitre (1990 as Sympagurus ruticheles, 1996).
EASTER ISLAND - Paragiopagurus ruticheles. - Zhadan, 1997: 67 (Seamounts Sala y Gòmez and Nazca ridge, r/v Pr. Stockman, 25°01.1'-25°59.8'S, 97°28.5'-100°40.0'W, 290-400 m). - Sympagurus ruticheles - Parin et al., 1997: 163, tab. 3 (List of Decapoda for the Nazca and Sala y Gòmez submarine ridges).

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