Decapoda - Caridea - Palaemonidae - Cuapetes

Cuapetes seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915)

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World Distribution
WIO.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-71 m

Mayotte data
Cuapetes sp. aff. seychellensis (Borradaile, 1915) - Poupin, 2022 - Determination of mesophotic Crustacea (70-90 m) around Mayotte collected during MESOMAY3 (11/12-2021), specimen at sample 38a, 80 m, at
http://poupin.joseph.free.fr/pdf/Poupin-2022-crustaces-mesophotiques-Mayotte-Mesomay3-2021.pdf
Note: 15 May 2022 - From photo it seems very siimilar to Periclimenes lepidus collected during this campaign. Perhaps this species instead.

New Caledonia data
Kemponia seychellensis - Juncker & Poupin, 2009: 35, Profondeur : 1-71 m / Source : Ledoyer, 1984, Zoologische Verhandelingen 211 ; Li X. & Bruce A.J., 2006 - Journal of Natural History 40 ; Bruce, 1991, Etudes & Thèses / Campagne : Lagon 7 / Lieu-dit : Ilot Canards, Ouana, Récif Ricaudy, Ilot Maître, Rocher voile, Ilot Mba.

Comment(s) on data
This sp. from Mayotte could be in fact Periclimenes perlucidus. It is not C. seychellensis typical.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database