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Decapoda - Anomura - Galatheidae - Galathea

Galathea inconspicua Henderson, 1885

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World Distribution
Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia (2015, Zootaxa) - Previous records from Indonesia (Banda Island) and central Queensland, 296–659 m. Newly recorded from Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Chesterfield Islands, 167–480 m.

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

Vertical range : Deep (more than 100 m) - Min-Max observed: 167-659 m

New Caledonia data
Galathea inconspicua - Macpherson & Robainas-Barcia, 2015, Zootaxa, 145, New Caledonia. BIOCAL, Stn CP108, 22°02.55'S, 167°05.68'E, 335 m, 9 September 1985: 1 M 4.1 mm, 1 ov. F 3.7 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-15863). MUSORSTOM 4, Stn CP170, 18°57.00'S, 163°12.60'E, 17 September 1985: 1 ov. F 5.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13961).—Stn CP241, 22°09.00'S, 167°12.20'E, 470–480 m, 3 October 1985: 1 M 2.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-15864). BATHUS 1, Stn DE693, 20°35'S, 164°59'E, 308–324 m, 17 March 1993: 1 F 5.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-9703).— Stn CP710, 21°43'S, 166°36'E, 320–385 m, 19 March 1993: 7 M 3.7–5.6 mm, 1 F 5.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-9701).—Stn CP711, 21°43'S, 166°35'E, 315–327 m, 19 March 1993: 4 M 4.5–5.1 mm, 5 ov. F 3.7–4.4 mm, 1 F 4.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-15862). HALIPRO 1, Stn CP851, 21°43.32'S, 166°37.43'E, 314–364 m, 19 March 1994: 10 M 4.5–5.5 mm, 3 ov. F 5.0–5.3 mm, 1 F 4.3 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-15861).—Stn CC856, 21°44.02'S, 166°37.76'E, 311–365 m, 20 March 1994: 1 M 4.0 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-13948). BATHUS 4, Stn CP889, 21°00.83'S, 164°27.34'E, 416–433 m, 2 August 1994: 1 M 5.8 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-15865). TERRASES, Stn CP3807, 22°11'S, 167°12'E, 380–400 m, 25 October 2008: 2 ov. F 4.2–5.3 mm, 1 F 4.9 mm (MNHN-IU-2011-4570).
New Caledonia. Chesterfield Islands. EBISCO, Stn CP2571, 20°26.15'S, 158°45.06'E, 298–309 m, 14 October 2005: 1 M 4.4 mm (MNHN-IU-2013-8505).

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