Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Tomopagurus

Tomopagurus rubropunctatus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893

11 Illustration(s)

World Distribution
McLaughlin (1981: 10, Bull. Mar. Sc.) - Atlantic and Caribbean Sea; 73-238 m. Barbados, 73 brasses, about 130 m.

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 73-238 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Caribbean Sea (McLaughlin, 1981). Lesser Antilles, ICA (Guadeloupe, Barbados). 73-238 m. WA.
Tomopagurus rubropunctatus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893: 71, pl. 6, fig. 1-6, Barbados [R/V Blake, st. 290, 73 brasses].
Tomopagurus rubropunctatus - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin/R. Lemaitre, st. DW4555, 15 June 2015, 16°23.53'N, 60°49.67'W, 258-100 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18932; st. DW4589, 21 June 2015, 15°59.84'N, 61°27.84'W, 221-150 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18999; st. DW4613, 25 June 2015, 16°24.16'N, 60°50.1'W, 210-240 m, MNHN-IU-2013-19067.
Comment: this is a first record for Guadeloupe and first illustration in color of this beautiful species. The present determination is by J. Poupin and R. Lemaitre, based on McLaughlin (1981) key and figures and remains of coloration that are indicated in A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier (1893).

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