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Decapoda - Anomura - Paguridae - Rhodochirus

Rhodochirus rosaceus (A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893)

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World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 95-200 m. NCar–GMx, Grenada, Sur, Brazil

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

Vertical range : Shallow to deep-waters (e.g. 10-190 m) - Min-Max observed: 95-200 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (St Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, Trinidad). 95-200 m. WA.
Pylopagurus rosaceus A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1893: 97, Grenada [pl. 7, fig. 10-17, R/V Blake, st. 253, 92 brasses, Grenada].
Rhodochirus rosaceus - McLaughlin, 1981b: 330, tab. 1, St Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, Trinidad [R/V Pillsbury, st. 875, 108-183 m, 7/06/69, 13°10'12"N, 61°05'30"W, St Vincent; same, st. 845, no depth, 11°30'00"N, 60°14'30"W, Tobago, 7/01/69; same, st. 848, 137-143 m, 11°22'00"N, 61°46'12"W, between Grenada, Trinidad, 7/29/69; st. 479, 121-131 m, 11°19'42"N, 62°01'12"W, between Grenada, Trinidad, 8/03/66; R/V Blake, st. 253, Grenada, 160 m. - ?Rhodochirus sp. Questel, 2019: 11, St Barthélemy (pre-det. from photo and shape of chela only; to be confirmed).

French Guiana and surroundings areas: Guiana, Suriname, Brazil (Amapà)
Pylopagurus rosaceus – Williams, 1965: 135, Suriname [in Remarks: "An ovigerous female has been taken from the Surinam locality in September"].
Rhodochirus rosaceus. – McLaughlin, 1981b: tab. 1, Suriname [R/V Oregon, st. 2289, 8/09/1958, 07°25' N. 54°35' W, 75-80 fms, 137–146 m]. — Williams, 1984: 227–228, Suriname, French Guiana [p. 228: "a lot of 12 specimens from French Guiana (USNM 103481)"; nb: this lot not retreived in NMNH Collections 2023].
Distribution/Habitat – WA; Marine; 95–200 m.

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

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