Decapoda - Astacidea - Nephropidae - Thaumastocheles

Thaumastocheles zaleucus (Thomson, 1873)



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 640-1054 m. Fla Str–E & W Carib

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Soft bottom (mud or sand)

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 640-1054 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: Florida Strait to eastern and western Caribbean Sea. Lesser Antilles, ICA (Sombrero, Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Grenada). 640-1054 m. WA.
Thaumastocheles zaleucus - Bate, 1888: 47, off Sombrero, North of Anguilla [R/V Challenger, st. 23, dredge 450-590 fathoms]. - Holthuis, 1974: 731, off Sombrero Is, off Grenada. - Holthuis, FAO, 1991: 24, distribution, Sombrero Is. (type locality), off Grenada.
Thaumastocheles zalencus - Bouvier, 1925: 420, Grenada [R/V Blake, st. 265, 576 brasses]
Thaumastocheles zalencus - Guadeloupe (first record), Karubenthos II 2015, field det. J. Poupin [A chela only], st. DW4507, 7 June 2015, 16°12.57'N, 61°52.64'W, 750-700 m, MNHN-IU-2013-18854.
Comment: the dredge 4507 brought onboard only a chela of this species which is sufficient to make a positive identification of this amazing lobster, common in Lesser Antilles.

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