Decapoda - Astacidea - Enoplometopidae - Enoplometopus

Enoplometopus occidentalis (Randall, 1840)

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World Distribution
West Indian Ocean: South Africa (Natal), Kenya (Mombassa), Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius (Port Louis), Seychelles (Amirante Islands). Indonesia: Java sea, Celebes (Menado), Moluccas (Ambon, Banda, Ternate); East Australia: Great Barrier reef (Heron Island), Sydney harbor. West Pacific: Japan, Taiwan; Central Pacific: Hawaii Islands (Hawaii, Maui, Oahu). Deep distribution: 0-100 meters (cf. Chan & Yu, 1993: 103). Plus French Polynesia, cf. this database and in situ photograph by P. Bacchet.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 10-100 m

Mayotte data
Enoplometopus occidentalis - Poupin et al., 2022, Naturae, MNHN, https://doi.org/10.5852/naturae2022a8 : 145. - Mayotte. Photo Clément Delamare association SPS, Passe S, 50-70 m, 12/01/2019, with also Munida cf. barbeti and Lysmata amboinensis.
KWD - Mesophotic, Det OK, First for Mayotte

Réunion data
Enoplometopus occidentalis - Monod, 1975 : 1007 (Réunion dans le matériel examiné, coll. Y. Plessis). - Crosnier, 1976 : 237 (Réunion, coll. P. Guézé, filet 100 m). - Poupin, 2003 : 658 (Réunion dans le matériel examiné, spécimen de Monod, MNHN As272). - Mission Poupin, avril 2008 (D'après photographies). - Photo P. Bourjon, 2016.

New Caledonia data
Nouvelle Caledonie, STATION — Poupin J, Zoosystema 25, 4: 643-664. - Nouméa, aquarium, 2016, photo F. Travan.

Central Pacific data (Wallis & Futuna, Polynesia, Clipperton, Easter Island)
Enoplometopus occidentalis - Field observation, 2006, photograph by P. Bacchet (first record), det. Bacchet/Poupin, Tahiti, outer slope at night, 12 m. - AAMP, Marquesas, 2012, Leg 3, St. MQ2-GR, Nuku Hiva, 20-23 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC28 (photo), LC29, St. MQ24-GR-R, Ua Pou, 6-12 m, coll. Starmer et al., sample LC314 (juvenile). - Salvat & Bacchet, 2011: 238, photo, field guide 'Au Vent des Iles Ed. Tahiti - French Polynesia, most often Society (Moorea, Tahiti).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database