Decapoda - Astacidea - Enoplometopidae - Enoplometopus

Enoplometopus crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1998

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World Distribution
West Pacific: Taiwan. - Northern Australia: Timor sea, near Darwin. - South central Pacific: French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands (Hiva Oa, Ua Pou). Deep distribution: 84-120 meters. Also Philippines, Balicasag in Mendoza et al. (2009, Biodiversity Conservation, p. 5/12, fig. 2j)
(Landschoff et al. 2022, WIOMS - South Africa from in situ photograph, 69 m; photo Peter Tim, died 2014)

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 69-204 m

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Enoplometopus sp. nov. - Poupin et al., 1990 : 16, pl. 3c (French Polynesia). - Poupin, 1996b: 12, pl. 5h (Hiva Oa, Ua Pou; 100-120m); 1998: 37 (Checklist). - Enoplometopus crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1998: 184, fig. 1-3 (Hiva Oa, Ua Pou; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Poupin, 2003: 645, fig. 2-3 (Coll. Frv Marara, Ua Pou, Hiva, and coll. Frv Alis, MUSORSTOM 9 campaign, st. CP1227, Hiva Oa, 84-85m). - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ14-ACH1, Fatu Hiva, 204 m, ROV, photo COMEX in situ, no sample.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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