Decapoda - Achelata - Palinuridae - Puerulus

Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013



World Distribution
Chan, Ma & Chu (2013, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos) - Widely distributed in the western Pacific and known with certainties from Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. At depths of 219-736 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 219-736 m

New Caledonia data
Puerulus mesodontus Chan, Ma & Chu, 2013: 210, Tropical Deep Sea Benthos - New Caledonia. HALIPRO 1: stn CP 869, 21°14’S, 165°55’E, 450-490 m, 23.03.1994, 1 male cl 31.8 mm (NTOU M01429), 2 females cl 26.3, 26.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-6024). – stn CH 870, 21°15’S, 165°55’E, 450-500 m, 23.03.1994, 1 male cl 31.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2010-6025).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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