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Decapoda - Brachyura - Ethusidae - Ethusa

Ethusa pygmaea Alcock, 1894

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World Distribution
Castro (2005: 542, Zoosystema) - Andaman Is (Alcock 1894), New Caledonia (Chen 1993). Depth: 155 (Alcock 1896)-680 m

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 560-675 m

New Caledonia data
Ethusa pygmaea - Castro, 2005: 542, Zoosystema - New Caledonia. BIOCAL, stn DW 33, 23°10’S, 167°10’E, 675-680 m,
29.VIII.1985, 1 juv. F (MNHN-B 18402). MUSORSTOM 4, stn DW 197, 18°51.3’S, 163°21.0’E, 650 m, 20.IX.1985, 1 F (MNHN-B 18420). CHALCAL 2, stn DW 74, 24°40.36’S, 168°38.38’E, 650 m, 29.X.1986, 1 M (MNHN-B 19090), 1 M, 1 ovig. F (MNHN-B 19091). — Stn DW 75, 24°39.31’S, 168°39.67’E, 600 m, 29.X.1986, 1 M, 2 ovig. FF (MNHN-B 19089). NORFOLK 1, stn DW 1700, 24°40’S, 168°40’E, 572-605 m, 24.VI.2001, 1 M (MNHN-B 28554).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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